Kullattūr climate — normals and trends
Kullattūr (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 959 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kullattūr averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Kullattūr has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 13 May 1956) and the coldest 17.4 °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
KullattūrTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.94°, 80.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
25.6°C
Annual rainfall
959mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
39.4 °C
13 May 1956
Coldest day
17.4 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
232 mm
14 June 1996
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
12 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
16 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
16.4 °C
12 December 2016
Sunniest day
12.7 h
30 May 1998
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 66 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 100 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 102 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 250 mm | +60 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 203 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kullattūr?
Kullattūr has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 959 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kullattūr?
The hottest day measured in Kullattūr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1956, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kullattūr?
The coldest day measured in Kullattūr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kullattūr?
Almost never: Kullattūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kullattūr warmed?
Yes: Kullattūr warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kullattūr?
The wettest day measured in Kullattūr between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1996, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kullattūr?
The windiest day measured in Kullattūr between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kullattūr?
The warmest month in Kullattūr is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kullattūr?
Kullattūr receives on average 959 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kullattūr?
Kullattūr gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kullattūr?
Yes: Kullattūr has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kullattūr?
In Kullattūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 16 May 2023, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 12 December 2016.
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