Kadapa climate — normals and trends
Kadapa (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 565 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kadapa averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Kadapa 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 45.9 °C (on 24 April 2016) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 30 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
KadapaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 14.48°, 78.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
565mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
307 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
304 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 = 0.62 · 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
45.9 °C
24 April 2016
Coldest day
12.6 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
227 mm
4 November 1957
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
12 May 1979
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
12 July 1962
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.6 °C
3 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 May 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 119 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 42 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 137 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 162 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kadapa?
Kadapa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kadapa?
The hottest day measured in Kadapa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2016, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kadapa?
The coldest day measured in Kadapa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kadapa?
Almost never: Kadapa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kadapa warmed?
Yes: Kadapa warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kadapa?
The wettest day measured in Kadapa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1957, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kadapa?
The windiest day measured in Kadapa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kadapa?
The warmest month in Kadapa is May (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kadapa?
Kadapa receives on average 565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kadapa?
Kadapa gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kadapa?
Yes: Kadapa has on average 304 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kadapa?
In Kadapa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 6 May 2024, and the lowest was 10.6 °C on 3 January 1951.
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