Krishnagiri climate — normals and trends
Krishnagiri (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 718 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Krishnagiri averages 0 frost days, 251 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Krishnagiri has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 16 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
KrishnagiriTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.52°, 78.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
718mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
251 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
275 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
41.8 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
10.5 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
149 mm
18 May 1955
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
15 July 1944
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
8 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
16 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.4 h
24 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 34.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 56 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 240 mm | +142 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 35 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 120 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 121 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krishnagiri?
Krishnagiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 718 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krishnagiri?
The hottest day measured in Krishnagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krishnagiri?
The coldest day measured in Krishnagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Krishnagiri?
Almost never: Krishnagiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Krishnagiri warmed?
Yes: Krishnagiri warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krishnagiri?
The wettest day measured in Krishnagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krishnagiri?
The windiest day measured in Krishnagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1944, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krishnagiri?
The warmest month in Krishnagiri is April (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Krishnagiri?
Krishnagiri receives on average 718 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krishnagiri?
Krishnagiri gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Krishnagiri?
Yes: Krishnagiri has on average 275 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krishnagiri?
In Krishnagiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 16 January 1940.
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