Geography and Climate
Dhanbad has an average elevation of 227 m (745 ft). Its geographical length (extending from North to South) is 15 miles (24 km) and the breadth (stretching across East to West) is 10 miles (16 km). It shares its boundaries with West Bengal in the Eastern and southern part, Dumka & Giridih in the North and Bokaro in the west. Dhanbad comes under the Chota Nagpur Plateau.
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Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12 °C with a maximum of 22 °C. Damodar River is the main river flowing through the district. Katri, Jamunia, Gobai, Khudia and Irji are the other rivers flowing through the district. The Red soil is found in the area and is not that much fertile for good agricultural produce. Due to presence of two large dams in the district, many people are involved in pisciculture. Forests present in the district are of northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.
| Climate data for Dhanbad | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
28 (82) |
33 (91) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
35 (95) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
28 (82) |
25 (77) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.67) |
18 (0.71) |
18 (0.71) |
22 (0.87) |
49 (1.93) |
192 (7.56) |
342 (13.46) |
311 (12.24) |
282 (11.1) |
105 (4.13) |
7 (0.28) |
5 (0.2) |
1,368 (53.86) |
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