Dharmapuri climate — normals and trends
Dharmapuri (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 704 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dharmapuri averages 0 frost days, 264 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Dharmapuri has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 26 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
DharmapuriTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.13°, 78.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
704mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
264 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
289 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
41.6 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
10.9 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
186 mm
29 October 1991
Windiest day
36.8 km/h
14 July 1965
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
8 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.1 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.4 h
23 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | -2.6 °C | 188 mm | +109 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 42 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 90 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 142 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 26 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dharmapuri?
Dharmapuri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 704 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharmapuri?
The hottest day measured in Dharmapuri between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dharmapuri?
The coldest day measured in Dharmapuri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Dharmapuri?
Almost never: Dharmapuri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dharmapuri warmed?
Yes: Dharmapuri warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dharmapuri?
The wettest day measured in Dharmapuri between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1991, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dharmapuri?
The windiest day measured in Dharmapuri between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1965, with winds reaching 36.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dharmapuri?
The warmest month in Dharmapuri is April (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dharmapuri?
Dharmapuri receives on average 704 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dharmapuri?
Dharmapuri gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dharmapuri?
Yes: Dharmapuri has on average 289 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dharmapuri?
In Dharmapuri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 10.1 °C on 26 December 1941.
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