Climate of Bihar

The climate of Bihar is a part of the climatic pattern of the Indian subcontinent. It enjoys a continental monsoon type of climate owing to its great distance from the sea.

The winter season extends from December to February and the summers from the month of March to May. The Southwest monsoon accounts for most of the rainfall in the state extending from June to September. The retreating southwest monsoon is from October to November.

Bihar is mildly cold in the winter (the lowest temperatures being around 5 to 10 degrees Celsius; 41 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit). It is very hot in the summer season (40 to 45 degrees Celsius; 104 to 114 degrees Fahrenheit). October & November and February & March is the time when the state has a pleasant climate.