Guntur climate — normals and trends
Guntur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 966 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Guntur averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Guntur has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 9 May 1956) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 8 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
GunturAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 16.30°, 80.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
966mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
317 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
46.9 °C
9 May 1956
Coldest day
12.3 °C
8 December 1943
Wettest day
259 mm
19 May 1969
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
9 May 1990
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
9 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
50.6 °C
21 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.9 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 83 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 36.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 137 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 225 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 179 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 413 mm | +274 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guntur?
Guntur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 966 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guntur?
The hottest day measured in Guntur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1956, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guntur?
The coldest day measured in Guntur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1943, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Guntur?
Almost never: Guntur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guntur warmed?
Yes: Guntur warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guntur?
The wettest day measured in Guntur between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1969, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guntur?
The windiest day measured in Guntur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1990, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guntur?
The warmest month in Guntur is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Guntur?
Guntur receives on average 966 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guntur?
Guntur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guntur?
Yes: Guntur has on average 317 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guntur?
In Guntur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.6 °C on 21 May 2015, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 7 January 1945.
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