Kallidaikurichi climate — normals and trends
Kallidaikurichi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 937 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kallidaikurichi averages 0 frost days, 266 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Kallidaikurichi has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 4 April 2016) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 28 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
KallidaikurichiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 8.69°, 77.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
937mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
266 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
332 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
42.0 °C
4 April 2016
Coldest day
14.6 °C
28 December 1941
Wettest day
285 mm
18 December 2023
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
16 July 1977
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
30 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.0 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.2 h
17 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 82 mm | +48 mm |
| Apr | 34.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 216 mm | +161 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 98 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 164 mm | +93 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 268 mm | +105 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 293 mm | +111 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kallidaikurichi?
Kallidaikurichi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 937 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kallidaikurichi?
The hottest day measured in Kallidaikurichi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2016, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kallidaikurichi?
The coldest day measured in Kallidaikurichi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1941, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kallidaikurichi?
Almost never: Kallidaikurichi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kallidaikurichi warmed?
Yes: Kallidaikurichi warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kallidaikurichi?
The wettest day measured in Kallidaikurichi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2023, with 285 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kallidaikurichi?
The windiest day measured in Kallidaikurichi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1977, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kallidaikurichi?
The warmest month in Kallidaikurichi is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kallidaikurichi?
Kallidaikurichi receives on average 937 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kallidaikurichi?
Kallidaikurichi gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kallidaikurichi?
Yes: Kallidaikurichi has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kallidaikurichi?
In Kallidaikurichi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 1 January 1951.
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