Kulittalai climate — normals and trends
Kulittalai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 754 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kulittalai averages 0 frost days, 315 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Kulittalai has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 26 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
KulittalaiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.93°, 78.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
754mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
315 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
333 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
43.0 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
14.1 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
172 mm
23 December 1983
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
14 June 1996
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
28 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.4 h
25 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 29 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 107 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 264 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 139 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kulittalai?
Kulittalai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 754 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kulittalai?
The hottest day measured in Kulittalai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kulittalai?
The coldest day measured in Kulittalai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kulittalai?
Almost never: Kulittalai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kulittalai warmed?
Yes: Kulittalai warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kulittalai?
The wettest day measured in Kulittalai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1983, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kulittalai?
The windiest day measured in Kulittalai between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1996, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kulittalai?
The warmest month in Kulittalai is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kulittalai?
Kulittalai receives on average 754 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kulittalai?
Kulittalai gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kulittalai?
Yes: Kulittalai has on average 333 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kulittalai?
In Kulittalai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 28 May 2019, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 26 December 1941.
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