Giddalūr climate — normals and trends
Giddalūr (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 638 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Giddalūr averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Giddalūr has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 3 May 2024) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
GiddalūrAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 15.37°, 78.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
638mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
280 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
44.4 °C
3 May 2024
Coldest day
11.1 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
168 mm
13 May 1979
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
13 May 1979
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
13 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.2 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.7 h
25 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 36.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 80 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 27 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 169 mm | +76 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 94 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 177 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Giddalūr?
Giddalūr has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Giddalūr?
The hottest day measured in Giddalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2024, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Giddalūr?
The coldest day measured in Giddalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Giddalūr?
Almost never: Giddalūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Giddalūr warmed?
Yes: Giddalūr warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Giddalūr?
The wettest day measured in Giddalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1979, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Giddalūr?
The windiest day measured in Giddalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1979, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Giddalūr?
The warmest month in Giddalūr is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Giddalūr?
Giddalūr receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Giddalūr?
Giddalūr gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Giddalūr?
Yes: Giddalūr has on average 280 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Giddalūr?
In Giddalūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 6 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 9 December 1943.
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