Geography and Climate
Bhubaneswar is situated between 21° 15' north latitude 85° 15' longitude, at an altitude of 45 meters above sea level. Geographically, Bhubaneswar is situated in the eastern coastal plains of Orissa and south-west of the Mahanadi River. The city is subdivided into townships and housings.
The city has a tropical savanna climate. The average temperatures range between a minimum of around 12 °C (54 °F) in the winter to a maximum of 47 °C (117 °F) in summer. Sudden afternoon thunderstorms are common in April and May. The south-west monsoons appear in June. The average annual rainfall is 154 cm, most of which is recorded between June and October.
| Climate data for Bhubaneswar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.488) |
24.2 (0.953) |
24.2 (0.953) |
21.8 (0.858) |
55.5 (2.185) |
196.4 (7.732) |
325.3 (12.807) |
329.5 (12.972) |
287.6 (11.323) |
208.0 (8.189) |
37.4 (1.472) |
5.5 (0.217) |
1,542.2 (60.717) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
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