Climate averages 1991–2020
Balasore weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Balasore: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 59 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baripāda (54 km away). In January its highs average 25.8°C, 0.9°C warmer than Balasore, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Balasore ranks joint 368th of 692 for the warmest January highs and joint 365th of 692 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 692 cities is 25.0°C; Balasore is level with that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 17 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balasore climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 24.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 13 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| February | 28.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 17 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| March | 32.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 16 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.0°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 20 | 3.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.3°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 83 | 6.3 | 13.213 h |
| June | 33.0°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 239 | 17.9 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 291 | 25.8 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.3°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 332 | 26.8 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 260 | 22.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 181 | 12.5 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 38 | 2.4 | 11.111 h |
| December | 25.4°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 13 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Baripāda in JanuaryIndia · 54 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Bhadrak in JanuaryIndia · 65 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Contai in JanuaryIndia · 90 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Kharagpur in JanuaryIndia · 102 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Medinīpur in JanuaryIndia · 111 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Parādīp Garh in JanuaryIndia · 135 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Haldia in JanuaryIndia · 137 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Cuttack in JanuaryIndia · 158 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.5°C · 13 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balasore) is explained once on the Balasore year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.