Dharapuram climate — normals and trends
Dharapuram (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 676 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 April (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dharapuram averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Dharapuram has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 13 May 1985) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 15 January 1990).
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
DharapuramTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.74°, 77.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
334 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
41.7 °C
13 May 1985
Coldest day
15.2 °C
15 January 1990
Wettest day
154 mm
24 November 2005
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
3 July 2006
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
3 July 2006
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
15 January 1990
Sunniest day
12.2 h
22 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 19 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 61 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 81 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 111 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 49 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 202 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | -46 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dharapuram?
Dharapuram has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharapuram?
The hottest day measured in Dharapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1985, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dharapuram?
The coldest day measured in Dharapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1990, at 15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Dharapuram?
Almost never: Dharapuram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dharapuram warmed?
Yes: Dharapuram warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dharapuram?
The wettest day measured in Dharapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2005, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dharapuram?
The windiest day measured in Dharapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2006, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dharapuram?
The warmest month in Dharapuram is April (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dharapuram?
Dharapuram receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dharapuram?
Dharapuram gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dharapuram?
Yes: Dharapuram has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dharapuram?
In Dharapuram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 15 January 1990.
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