Kāvali climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kāvali?

Kāvali has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kāvali?

The hottest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1964, reaching 42.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kāvali?

The coldest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1992, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kāvali?

Almost never: Kāvali sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kāvali warmed?

Yes: Kāvali warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kāvali?

The wettest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with 374 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kāvali?

The windiest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 76.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kāvali?

The warmest month in Kāvali is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kāvali?

Kāvali receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kāvali?

Kāvali gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kāvali (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 897 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kāvali averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.

Kāvali has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 29 May 1964) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 7 January 1992).

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

KāvaliAndhra Pradesh

coords: 14.92°, 79.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

31.2°C

Average daily low

25.6°C

Annual rainfall

897mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

20.6km/h

Seasonal range

7.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

228 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

101 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

28.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

29 May 1964

Coldest day

17.2 °C

7 January 1992

Wettest day

374 mm

12 May 1979

Windiest day

76.8 km/h

12 May 1979

Strongest gust

140.4 km/h

12 May 1979

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

31 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

15.0 °C

7 January 1945

Sunniest day

12.8 h

6 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.4 °C9 June 2025	20.2 °C13 December 2025	28.6 °C	1,019 mm	239
2024	39.4 °C31 May 2024	21.8 °C30 January 2024	29.0 °C	1,152 mm	256
2023	40.5 °C15 May 2023	19.9 °C10 January 2023	28.9 °C	1,030 mm	245
2022	36.9 °C1 June 2022	20.5 °C9 December 2022	28.5 °C	1,071 mm	223
2021	37.2 °C2 April 2021	20.8 °C22 December 2021	28.5 °C	1,253 mm	245
2020	39.2 °C22 May 2020	20.6 °C22 December 2020	28.6 °C	1,323 mm	235
2019	39.3 °C12 June 2019	19.5 °C2 January 2019	28.9 °C	767 mm	249
2018	37.5 °C16 June 2018	20.2 °C4 February 2018	28.7 °C	626 mm	255
2017	40.4 °C17 May 2017	21.4 °C1 January 2017	28.9 °C	643 mm	250
2016	39.0 °C25 May 2016	20.2 °C23 December 2016	29.0 °C	737 mm	259
2015	40.8 °C24 May 2015	20.3 °C10 January 2015	28.8 °C	979 mm	249
2014	40.5 °C23 May 2014	21.1 °C7 February 2014	28.5 °C	565 mm	229
2013	39.7 °C23 May 2013	20.0 °C20 December 2013	28.2 °C	1,054 mm	223
2012	39.7 °C24 May 2012	18.6 °C16 January 2012	28.5 °C	935 mm	247
2011	38.5 °C8 May 2011	19.0 °C12 January 2011	28.3 °C	704 mm	227
2010	38.0 °C1 June 2010	18.5 °C22 December 2010	28.3 °C	1,446 mm	236
2009	37.7 °C14 May 2009	20.1 °C21 January 2009	28.6 °C	685 mm	242
2008	39.8 °C18 May 2008	19.6 °C15 January 2008	28.3 °C	1,154 mm	221
2007	40.0 °C14 May 2007	19.2 °C25 December 2007	28.1 °C	1,034 mm	217
2006	38.5 °C23 May 2006	19.6 °C19 January 2006	28.4 °C	804 mm	241
2005	38.6 °C10 May 2005	19.9 °C27 December 2005	28.4 °C	993 mm	229
2004	37.5 °C18 April 2004	19.8 °C17 January 2004	28.1 °C	882 mm	216
2003	41.0 °C30 May 2003	19.5 °C22 January 2003	28.5 °C	809 mm	230
2002	39.9 °C10 May 2002	19.0 °C13 January 2002	28.4 °C	734 mm	222
2001	39.2 °C12 May 2001	19.4 °C12 December 2001	28.5 °C	915 mm	232
2000	38.7 °C15 May 2000	19.1 °C13 December 2000	28.0 °C	867 mm	218
1999	38.6 °C14 April 1999	19.4 °C23 January 1999	28.3 °C	551 mm	220
1998	40.1 °C24 May 1998	20.2 °C30 December 1998	28.8 °C	787 mm	241
1997	39.7 °C1 June 1997	19.0 °C24 January 1997	28.4 °C	939 mm	223
1996	39.6 °C14 May 1996	19.0 °C2 December 1996	28.0 °C	1,204 mm	219
1995	38.8 °C7 June 1995	19.4 °C2 January 1995	28.1 °C	1,012 mm	222
1994	39.7 °C9 May 1994	18.5 °C12 December 1994	28.2 °C	898 mm	221
1993	38.0 °C30 May 1993	19.1 °C6 January 1993	28.2 °C	886 mm	215
1992	38.4 °C23 May 1992	17.2 °C7 January 1992	28.0 °C	646 mm	240
1991	38.3 °C30 April 1991	20.1 °C4 January 1991	28.0 °C	1,151 mm	221
1990	38.4 °C20 April 1990	18.3 °C14 January 1990	28.2 °C	1,354 mm	231
1989	38.1 °C30 April 1989	19.2 °C10 January 1989	28.0 °C	830 mm	221
1988	39.4 °C30 May 1988	20.0 °C24 January 1988	28.3 °C	651 mm	242
1987	38.4 °C5 June 1987	19.8 °C29 January 1987	28.3 °C	1,048 mm	215
1986	38.6 °C18 May 1986	20.0 °C24 January 1986	28.3 °C	857 mm	224
1985	39.6 °C1 May 1985	19.7 °C19 December 1985	28.2 °C	676 mm	230
1984	38.4 °C25 May 1984	19.8 °C12 December 1984	28.2 °C	911 mm	218
1983	40.8 °C31 May 1983	19.9 °C8 January 1983	28.5 °C	611 mm	249
1982	38.6 °C7 June 1982	19.6 °C3 January 1982	28.3 °C	434 mm	234
1981	39.0 °C19 May 1981	19.2 °C25 November 1981	27.9 °C	795 mm	219
1980	40.8 °C24 May 1980	19.5 °C20 January 1980	28.3 °C	670 mm	239
1979	37.9 °C4 June 1979	19.4 °C27 December 1979	28.3 °C	1,221 mm	217
1978	39.1 °C20 May 1978	18.9 °C18 January 1978	28.2 °C	805 mm	213
1977	37.7 °C22 May 1977	18.9 °C10 January 1977	28.1 °C	591 mm	206
1976	40.7 °C6 May 1976	19.5 °C8 January 1976	28.1 °C	856 mm	247
1975	39.5 °C12 May 1975	18.2 °C11 January 1975	28.0 °C	933 mm	217
1974	37.5 °C6 June 1974	19.3 °C6 January 1974	28.0 °C	549 mm	237
1973	39.8 °C13 May 1973	19.5 °C10 December 1973	28.3 °C	590 mm	228
1972	39.3 °C5 June 1972	19.2 °C6 January 1972	28.4 °C	797 mm	234
1971	38.8 °C6 May 1971	19.0 °C27 December 1971	28.1 °C	647 mm	225
1970	39.0 °C16 May 1970	18.4 °C14 December 1970	28.0 °C	619 mm	229
1969	37.2 °C1 June 1969	19.0 °C26 January 1969	28.0 °C	1,698 mm	219
1968	39.9 °C6 May 1968	18.4 °C16 January 1968	28.1 °C	853 mm	205
1967	40.3 °C3 June 1967	18.8 °C5 February 1967	27.9 °C	861 mm	211
1966	41.4 °C27 May 1966	18.4 °C14 December 1966	27.7 °C	1,399 mm	208
1965	40.7 °C31 May 1965	18.8 °C31 January 1965	27.7 °C	748 mm	230
1964	42.0 °C29 May 1964	18.6 °C8 December 1964	27.7 °C	1,037 mm	220
1963	41.3 °C27 May 1963	18.9 °C9 February 1963	27.7 °C	730 mm	210
1962	38.1 °C29 May 1962	17.8 °C5 January 1962	27.6 °C	1,112 mm	213
1961	38.4 °C20 May 1961	18.7 °C27 December 1961	27.8 °C	618 mm	229
1960	38.6 °C26 May 1960	19.6 °C16 February 1960	27.7 °C	863 mm	220
1959	38.9 °C27 May 1959	19.6 °C30 December 1959	27.9 °C	718 mm	236
1958	39.8 °C11 June 1958	20.1 °C6 January 1958	28.2 °C	704 mm	240
1957	37.5 °C7 May 1957	19.6 °C26 January 1957	27.9 °C	691 mm	219
1956	41.4 °C11 May 1956	18.6 °C24 December 1956	27.3 °C	1,138 mm	202
1955	38.3 °C7 June 1955	19.6 °C30 December 1955	27.4 °C	1,160 mm	209
1954	40.7 °C26 May 1954	19.2 °C21 January 1954	27.7 °C	1,017 mm	226
1953	39.2 °C9 May 1953	19.3 °C25 January 1953	27.8 °C	935 mm	216
1952	38.8 °C19 May 1952	19.7 °C27 December 1952	28.3 °C	538 mm	253
1951	36.8 °C13 May 1951	18.3 °C3 January 1951	27.8 °C	1,157 mm	227
1950	38.2 °C17 May 1950	19.7 °C2 January 1950	27.8 °C	727 mm	219
1949	37.8 °C22 June 1949	19.6 °C21 December 1949	27.8 °C	799 mm	218
1948	41.3 °C22 May 1948	20.0 °C5 December 1948	28.2 °C	965 mm	223
1947	38.3 °C24 May 1947	19.0 °C6 February 1947	28.0 °C	722 mm	223
1946	41.6 °C12 May 1946	18.6 °C26 January 1946	27.9 °C	1,493 mm	232
1945	40.8 °C17 May 1945	19.1 °C12 December 1945	28.0 °C	525 mm	239
1944	38.5 °C23 May 1944	19.7 °C25 December 1944	27.7 °C	1,063 mm	208
1943	38.0 °C28 April 1943	17.8 °C8 December 1943	27.1 °C	1,706 mm	210
1942	35.8 °C18 June 1942	18.0 °C10 January 1942	27.4 °C	634 mm	220
1941	41.0 °C24 May 1941	18.5 °C26 December 1941	27.8 °C	1,091 mm	218
1940	38.6 °C13 May 1940	18.0 °C16 January 1940	27.7 °C	705 mm	240

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.5 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

239 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1019 mm

+122 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.2 °C	+0.4 °C	5 mm	-14 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
Mar	32.1 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Apr	33.6 °C	0.0 °C	7 mm	-4 mm
May	34.1 °C	-1.4 °C	72 mm	+27 mm
Jun	35.6 °C	+0.7 °C	25 mm	-31 mm
Jul	34.1 °C	+0.9 °C	65 mm	-12 mm
Aug	32.2 °C	-0.4 °C	129 mm	+46 mm
Sep	32.8 °C	+0.6 °C	79 mm	-27 mm
Oct	30.0 °C	-0.3 °C	439 mm	+233 mm
Nov	29.3 °C	+1.1 °C	80 mm	-118 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	-0.1 °C	117 mm	+44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

9 Jun 2025

Coldest day

20.2 °C

13 Dec 2025

Wettest day

79.5 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

43.9 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

8 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.6 °C

29 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kāvali?

Kāvali has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kāvali?

The hottest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1964, reaching 42.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kāvali?

The coldest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1992, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kāvali?

Almost never: Kāvali sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kāvali warmed?

Yes: Kāvali warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kāvali?

The wettest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with 374 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kāvali?

The windiest day measured in Kāvali between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 76.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kāvali?

The warmest month in Kāvali is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kāvali?

Kāvali receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kāvali?

Kāvali gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kāvali?

Yes: Kāvali has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kāvali?

In Kāvali, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 7 January 1945.

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