Climate averages 1991–2020
Katihar weather
in January.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 3rd 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 Katihar: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Purnia (28 km away). In January its highs average 22.7°C, about as warm as Katihar, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Katihar ranks joint 445th of 692 for the warmest January highs and joint 424th of 692 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 692 cities is 25.0°C; Katihar is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 18 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
Katihar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 15 | 1.9 | 10.711 h |
| February | 26.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 18 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 31.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 19 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 40 | 6.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 33.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 128 | 13.7 | 13.413 h |
| June | 32.3°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 275 | 22.5 | 13.714 h |
| July | 31.3°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 327 | 28.2 | 13.614 h |
| August | 31.4°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 289 | 27.8 | 13.013 h |
| September | 30.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 254 | 23.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 94 | 8.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 5.3 | 0.5 | 10.911 h |
| December | 24.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 5.9 | 0.7 | 10.611 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
- Purnia in JanuaryIndia · 28 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Sāhibganj in JanuaryIndia · 33 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Rāiganj in JanuaryIndia · 56 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Arāria in JanuaryIndia · 68 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Bhāgalpur in JanuaryIndia · 68 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Kishanganj in JanuaryIndia · 74 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Malda in JanuaryIndia · 83 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Dhuliān in JanuaryIndia · 103 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 17 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 Katihar) is explained once on the Katihar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.