Lalgudi climate — normals and trends
Lalgudi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 741 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lalgudi averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Lalgudi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 30 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
LalgudiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.87°, 78.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.9°C
Average daily high
34.6°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
741mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
44.5 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
14.8 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
230 mm
22 December 1983
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
8 June 1953
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
24 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
30 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 30.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 23 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 36 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.9 °C | -1.8 °C | 109 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 36.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 245 mm | +89 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 168 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | -52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lalgudi?
Lalgudi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 741 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lalgudi?
The hottest day measured in Lalgudi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lalgudi?
The coldest day measured in Lalgudi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lalgudi?
Almost never: Lalgudi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lalgudi warmed?
Yes: Lalgudi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lalgudi?
The wettest day measured in Lalgudi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lalgudi?
The windiest day measured in Lalgudi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1953, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lalgudi?
The warmest month in Lalgudi is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lalgudi?
Lalgudi receives on average 741 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lalgudi?
Lalgudi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lalgudi?
Yes: Lalgudi has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lalgudi?
In Lalgudi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 24 April 2016, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 30 December 1941.
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