Chittoor climate — normals and trends
Chittoor (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 751 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Chittoor averages 0 frost days, 248 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Chittoor has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 9 May 1964) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 25 December 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChittoorAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 13.21°, 79.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
751mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
248 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.1 °C
9 May 1964
Coldest day
10.5 °C
25 December 1941
Wettest day
154 mm
26 November 2020
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
12 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
3 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.7 h
31 May 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 39 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 123 mm | +66 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 173 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 47 mm | -67 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 191 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chittoor?
Chittoor has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chittoor?
The hottest day measured in Chittoor between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1964, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chittoor?
The coldest day measured in Chittoor between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1941, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chittoor?
Almost never: Chittoor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chittoor warmed?
Yes: Chittoor warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chittoor?
The wettest day measured in Chittoor between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2020, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chittoor?
The windiest day measured in Chittoor between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chittoor?
The warmest month in Chittoor is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chittoor?
Chittoor receives on average 751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chittoor?
Chittoor gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chittoor?
Yes: Chittoor has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chittoor?
In Chittoor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 3 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 26 December 1941.
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