Dharmapuram climate — normals and trends
Dharmapuram (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 724 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Dharmapuram averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Dharmapuram has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 26 April 1982) and the coldest 22.3 °C (on 3 January 2000).
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
DharmapuramTamil Nadu
- coords
- 8.12°, 77.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
25.8°C
Annual rainfall
724mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
31.5 °C
26 April 1982
Coldest day
22.3 °C
3 January 2000
Wettest day
186 mm
6 May 2014
Windiest day
61.8 km/h
30 November 2017
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
30 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.8 °C
24 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 May 1953
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 | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 106 mm | +85 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 113 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 155 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 250 mm | +139 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 282 mm | +146 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 8 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dharmapuram?
Dharmapuram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 724 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharmapuram?
The hottest day measured in Dharmapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1982, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dharmapuram?
The coldest day measured in Dharmapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2000, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dharmapuram?
Almost never: Dharmapuram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dharmapuram warmed?
Yes: Dharmapuram warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dharmapuram?
The wettest day measured in Dharmapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2014, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dharmapuram?
The windiest day measured in Dharmapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2017, with winds reaching 61.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dharmapuram?
The warmest month in Dharmapuram is April (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dharmapuram?
Dharmapuram receives on average 724 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dharmapuram?
Dharmapuram gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dharmapuram?
Yes: Dharmapuram has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dharmapuram?
In Dharmapuram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 28 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.8 °C on 24 January 1943.
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