Kāramadai climate — normals and trends
Kāramadai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,387 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kāramadai averages 0 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Kāramadai 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 38.5 °C (on 12 May 2010) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 29 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
KāramadaiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.24°, 76.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,387mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
144 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
271 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
38.5 °C
12 May 2010
Coldest day
13.1 °C
29 December 1941
Wettest day
165 mm
21 October 1963
Windiest day
22.0 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.2 h
22 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 32.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 35 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 210 mm | +135 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 274 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 310 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 291 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 283 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 211 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kāramadai?
Kāramadai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,387 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kāramadai?
The hottest day measured in Kāramadai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2010, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kāramadai?
The coldest day measured in Kāramadai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kāramadai?
Almost never: Kāramadai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kāramadai warmed?
Yes: Kāramadai warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kāramadai?
The wettest day measured in Kāramadai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1963, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kāramadai?
The windiest day measured in Kāramadai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kāramadai?
The warmest month in Kāramadai is April (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kāramadai?
Kāramadai receives on average 1,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kāramadai?
Kāramadai gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kāramadai?
Yes: Kāramadai has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kāramadai?
In Kāramadai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 1 January 1951.
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