Geography and Climate
Jharsuguda is located at 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°E / 21.85; 84.03. It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). Jharsuguda is situated at the western end of Orissa state. it is 515 km from Kolkata and 616 km from Nagpur. State highway 10 and National highway 47 pass through Jharsuguda. The Ib River flows along the Western side of Jharsuguda town and the river Vheden flows in the south. The area of the town is 70.47 km2. and population of 579,499 (as per 2001 Census).
The town situated at 21.82° north longitude and 84.1° latitude at a height of 700–750 feet above mean sea level. The highest temperature recorded in summer is 48.0°C and it has an average rain fall of 1527 mm.
| Climate data for Jharsuguda | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
35 (95) |
41 (106) |
43 (109) |
47 (117) |
46 (115) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
47 (117) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
30 (86) |
34 (93) |
40 (104) |
42 (108) |
38 (100) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32.8 (91.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
15 (59) |
18 (64) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (46) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
7 (45) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18.6 (0.732) |
21 (0.83) |
13.5 (0.531) |
21.3 (0.839) |
42.2 (1.661) |
221.0 (8.701) |
377.4 (14.858) |
409.6 (16.126) |
241.9 (9.524) |
58.7 (2.311) |
13.8 (0.543) |
6.0 (0.236) |
1,445 (56.89) |
| % humidity | 61 | 55 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 63.9 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.01) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 68.4 |
| Source #1: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: IMD | |||||||||||||
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