Climate averages 1991–2020
Giridih weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Giridih: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dhanbad (45 km away). In October its highs average 29.2°C, about as warm as Giridih, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Giridih ranks joint 598th of 692 for the warmest October highs and 388th of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Giridih is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 72 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Giridih climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 18 | 2.5 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 17 | 2.9 | 11.311 h |
| March | 31.8°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 19 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 36.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 22 | 5.7 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.8°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 64 | 10.7 | 13.313 h |
| June | 33.8°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 203 | 20.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 30.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 303 | 27.9 | 13.513 h |
| August | 29.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 254 | 27.3 | 13.013 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 206 | 21.9 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 28.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 72 | 9.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 0.9 | 11.011 h |
| December | 23.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 7.8 | 1.4 | 10.711 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
October in nearby cities
- Dhanbad in OctoberIndia · 45 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Jharia in OctoberIndia · 51 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 67 mm rain
- Deoghar in OctoberIndia · 52 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 81 mm rain
- Phusro in OctoberIndia · 57 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Bokāro in OctoberIndia · 60 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Chas in OctoberIndia · 63 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Kulti in OctoberIndia · 74 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 74 mm rain
- Jamūī in OctoberIndia · 83 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 68 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 Giridih) is explained once on the Giridih year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.