Kalinjur climate — normals and trends
Kalinjur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 871 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kalinjur averages 0 frost days, 266 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Kalinjur has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 9 May 1964) and the coldest 11.9 °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
KalinjurTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.95°, 79.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
871mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
266 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
292 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
44.3 °C
9 May 1964
Coldest day
11.9 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
159 mm
26 November 2020
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
12 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.7 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 20 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 116 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 150 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | -70 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 187 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 95 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalinjur?
Kalinjur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 871 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalinjur?
The hottest day measured in Kalinjur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1964, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalinjur?
The coldest day measured in Kalinjur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kalinjur?
Almost never: Kalinjur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kalinjur warmed?
Yes: Kalinjur warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalinjur?
The wettest day measured in Kalinjur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2020, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalinjur?
The windiest day measured in Kalinjur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalinjur?
The warmest month in Kalinjur is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalinjur?
Kalinjur receives on average 871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalinjur?
Kalinjur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kalinjur?
Yes: Kalinjur has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalinjur?
In Kalinjur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 11 December 1981.
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