Madattukkulam climate — normals and trends
Madattukkulam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,010 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Madattukkulam averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Madattukkulam has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 1 May 2016) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 7 December 1970).
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
MadattukkulamTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.56°, 77.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,010mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
148 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
276 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
37.7 °C
1 May 2016
Coldest day
12.9 °C
7 December 1970
Wettest day
153 mm
24 November 2005
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
3 July 2006
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
20 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
7 December 1970
Sunniest day
12.2 h
22 May 1947
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 | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 52 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 73 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 202 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 125 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 255 mm | +116 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 105 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 227 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 109 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madattukkulam?
Madattukkulam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,010 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madattukkulam?
The hottest day measured in Madattukkulam between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2016, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madattukkulam?
The coldest day measured in Madattukkulam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1970, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Madattukkulam?
Almost never: Madattukkulam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madattukkulam warmed?
Yes: Madattukkulam warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madattukkulam?
The wettest day measured in Madattukkulam between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2005, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madattukkulam?
The windiest day measured in Madattukkulam between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2006, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madattukkulam?
The warmest month in Madattukkulam is April (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Madattukkulam?
Madattukkulam receives on average 1,010 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madattukkulam?
Madattukkulam gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madattukkulam?
Yes: Madattukkulam has on average 276 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madattukkulam?
In Madattukkulam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 7 December 1970.
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