Kavanur climate — normals and trends
Kavanur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 909 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.
Kavanur averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Kavanur 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 44.6 °C (on 13 May 1956) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 17 January 1940).
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
KavanurTamil Nadu
- coords
- 13.00°, 80.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.0°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
909mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
339 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
44.6 °C
13 May 1956
Coldest day
14.9 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
230 mm
14 June 1996
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
12 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
16 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.7 h
31 May 1972
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 | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 35.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 97 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 43 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 123 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 197 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 150 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kavanur?
Kavanur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 909 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kavanur?
The hottest day measured in Kavanur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1956, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kavanur?
The coldest day measured in Kavanur between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kavanur?
Almost never: Kavanur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kavanur warmed?
Yes: Kavanur warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kavanur?
The wettest day measured in Kavanur between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1996, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kavanur?
The windiest day measured in Kavanur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kavanur?
The warmest month in Kavanur is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kavanur?
Kavanur receives on average 909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kavanur?
Kavanur gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kavanur?
Yes: Kavanur has on average 339 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kavanur?
In Kavanur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 16 May 2023, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 11 December 1981.
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