Dindigul climate — normals and trends
Dindigul (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,380 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Dindigul averages 0 frost days, 230 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Dindigul has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 11 May 1993) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 27 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
DindigulTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.37°, 77.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,380mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
230 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
11 May 1993
Coldest day
12.6 °C
27 December 1941
Wettest day
157 mm
18 October 2014
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
27 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.3 h
15 May 1945
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 | 27.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 120 mm | +86 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 101 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 144 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 129 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 126 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 193 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 191 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 253 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 226 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dindigul?
Dindigul has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,380 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dindigul?
The hottest day measured in Dindigul between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1993, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dindigul?
The coldest day measured in Dindigul between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dindigul?
Almost never: Dindigul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dindigul warmed?
Yes: Dindigul warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dindigul?
The wettest day measured in Dindigul between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2014, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dindigul?
The windiest day measured in Dindigul between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dindigul?
The warmest month in Dindigul is April (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dindigul?
Dindigul receives on average 1,380 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dindigul?
Dindigul gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dindigul?
Yes: Dindigul has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dindigul?
In Dindigul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 6 May 2024, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 27 December 1941.
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