Rourkela Temperature by Month
Rourkela in Orissa, India sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 27°C (81°F) in January and 40°C (104°F) in May, averaging 33°C (91°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Rourkela Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very hot to warm in Rourkela. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 27°C (81°F) to 13°C (55°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Rourkela by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Rourkela vs India
The map below shows the annual temperature across India. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Rourkela vs World: Temperature Compared
Rourkela's average annual maximum temperature is 33°C (91°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Rourkela's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Rourkela climate page.
