Manamadurai climate — normals and trends

Manamadurai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 871 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 (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Manamadurai averages 0 frost days, 319 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Manamadurai has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 16.0 °C (on 29 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

ManamaduraiTamil Nadu

coords
9.67°, 78.47°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.8°C

Average daily high

34.5°C

Average daily low

24.7°C

Annual rainfall

871mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

15.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

319 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.4 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

354 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

44.1 °C

10 May 1973

Coldest day

16.0 °C

29 December 1941

Wettest day

183 mm

29 October 2004

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

24 November 1978

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

2 October 2009

Hottest feels-like

48.6 °C

5 June 2010

Coldest feels-like

16.0 °C

13 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.3 h

28 May 1959

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202540.4 °C28 June 202519.6 °C20 December 202529.3 °C1,022 mm3250
202441.8 °C5 May 202420.5 °C17 January 202429.7 °C1,274 mm3450
202341.0 °C4 June 202319.9 °C13 February 202329.5 °C1,322 mm3470
202239.7 °C28 May 202220.6 °C3 February 202229.1 °C1,067 mm3400
202140.3 °C30 May 202119.6 °C11 February 202129.2 °C1,296 mm3340
202042.1 °C24 May 202019.8 °C15 January 202029.6 °C1,080 mm3420
201942.0 °C12 May 201919.6 °C10 January 201929.9 °C873 mm3240
201841.5 °C2 May 201819.2 °C3 February 201829.2 °C1,059 mm3400
201742.3 °C25 April 201720.4 °C3 February 201729.8 °C1,017 mm3440
201642.1 °C24 April 201621.0 °C2 December 201630.2 °C556 mm3600
201541.7 °C6 July 201519.7 °C13 January 201529.3 °C1,152 mm3390
201443.1 °C2 June 201419.7 °C7 February 201429.8 °C1,080 mm3250
201343.0 °C4 May 201320.4 °C17 December 201329.9 °C722 mm3530
201242.7 °C3 June 201217.9 °C19 January 201229.9 °C662 mm3460
201142.0 °C31 May 201117.8 °C27 December 201129.4 °C1,003 mm3190
201042.7 °C15 May 201019.4 °C23 January 201029.5 °C1,313 mm3220
200942.1 °C13 May 200919.2 °C24 January 200929.7 °C1,037 mm3200
200841.4 °C3 May 200818.9 °C31 December 200829.2 °C1,146 mm3300
200742.6 °C12 May 200718.2 °C16 November 200729.2 °C1,154 mm3330
200641.6 °C27 April 200618.2 °C21 January 200629.3 °C1,037 mm3150
200542.2 °C26 May 200519.3 °C11 January 200529.4 °C1,020 mm3130
200442.5 °C18 April 200419.1 °C21 December 200429.1 °C1,196 mm3100
200342.8 °C22 May 200319.5 °C8 December 200329.4 °C772 mm3250
200241.1 °C27 May 200217.8 °C15 January 200229.2 °C824 mm3100
200141.7 °C12 May 200119.3 °C11 February 200129.2 °C770 mm3210
200041.7 °C24 April 200017.9 °C23 January 200028.9 °C809 mm3280
199942.9 °C13 April 199917.8 °C27 January 199928.9 °C786 mm3140
199842.4 °C20 April 199819.5 °C16 January 199829.4 °C946 mm3230
199741.5 °C29 May 199718.0 °C1 February 199729.2 °C919 mm3310
199641.2 °C7 May 199618.8 °C25 December 199628.8 °C854 mm3300
199539.7 °C2 June 199519.2 °C2 January 199528.8 °C1,100 mm3280
199441.5 °C18 May 199419.1 °C13 December 199428.7 °C854 mm3010
199342.2 °C2 May 199317.6 °C20 January 199328.9 °C879 mm2890
199241.4 °C11 May 199218.9 °C8 January 199228.8 °C795 mm3110
199142.2 °C29 April 199118.1 °C12 February 199129.1 °C769 mm3320
199041.6 °C20 April 199016.5 °C20 January 199029.3 °C891 mm3200
198943.6 °C15 May 198917.3 °C5 February 198928.8 °C837 mm3380
198841.6 °C12 May 198819.5 °C6 February 198829.1 °C925 mm3490
198742.3 °C7 June 198719.5 °C12 February 198729.5 °C697 mm3480
198642.9 °C21 May 198619.1 °C18 November 198629.3 °C672 mm3380
198542.6 °C23 April 198519.1 °C6 February 198529.0 °C767 mm3230
198441.5 °C29 May 198417.1 °C14 December 198428.2 °C951 mm2900
198342.3 °C31 May 198318.8 °C3 January 198329.3 °C920 mm3360
198241.5 °C3 April 198218.6 °C14 February 198229.1 °C592 mm3160
198142.8 °C27 May 198118.1 °C1 February 198128.9 °C777 mm3220
198042.4 °C28 May 198018.5 °C2 January 198029.4 °C539 mm3500
197941.9 °C5 May 197918.9 °C1 February 197928.9 °C820 mm2820
197841.5 °C18 April 197817.6 °C19 January 197828.9 °C911 mm3230
197741.7 °C14 April 197718.2 °C13 January 197728.7 °C1,006 mm3070
197642.7 °C22 May 197617.4 °C26 February 197628.7 °C713 mm3060
197541.4 °C10 May 197518.0 °C3 December 197528.4 °C897 mm3110
197441.9 °C8 May 197417.1 °C7 February 197428.8 °C474 mm3370
197344.1 °C10 May 197318.3 °C16 January 197328.8 °C783 mm3150
197241.7 °C5 June 197217.8 °C7 January 197228.6 °C1,021 mm3060
197141.6 °C3 May 197118.0 °C21 December 197128.5 °C751 mm3150
197042.8 °C16 May 197018.4 °C2 February 197028.7 °C761 mm3210
196941.1 °C29 March 196919.4 °C27 January 196929.0 °C997 mm3180
196840.9 °C23 May 196817.9 °C15 February 196828.3 °C749 mm3060
196741.6 °C7 May 196717.6 °C10 February 196728.3 °C1,103 mm2920
196642.8 °C24 May 196619.0 °C29 December 196628.1 °C1,138 mm3000
196540.2 °C31 May 196519.2 °C24 January 196527.9 °C961 mm2930
196441.4 °C1 May 196418.3 °C13 January 196428.3 °C903 mm3000
196342.3 °C27 May 196317.8 °C12 February 196328.2 °C973 mm2720
196241.0 °C30 April 196218.9 °C11 January 196228.4 °C873 mm3020
196140.3 °C23 April 196118.3 °C26 February 196128.4 °C645 mm2930
196040.4 °C27 May 196018.7 °C3 February 196028.4 °C734 mm3030
195940.7 °C24 May 195919.7 °C22 December 195928.7 °C703 mm3040
195841.3 °C4 June 195818.8 °C11 January 195828.6 °C834 mm2980
195741.1 °C8 May 195718.1 °C25 January 195728.3 °C844 mm2780
195642.7 °C25 April 195617.4 °C21 January 195627.8 °C841 mm2660
195539.7 °C31 March 195517.4 °C30 December 195527.6 °C1,077 mm2840
195441.1 °C16 April 195417.6 °C19 January 195427.9 °C885 mm3040
195341.5 °C9 May 195319.2 °C31 January 195328.4 °C600 mm3420
195241.7 °C21 May 195219.1 °C21 January 195228.8 °C429 mm3580
195141.0 °C17 May 195118.9 °C1 January 195128.2 °C777 mm3440
195040.7 °C22 May 195019.4 °C3 January 195028.9 °C296 mm3620
194942.1 °C25 April 194919.7 °C26 January 194928.1 °C492 mm3340
194841.0 °C22 May 194819.2 °C27 December 194828.5 °C864 mm3160
194740.1 °C24 May 194718.9 °C9 February 194728.3 °C702 mm3230
194641.6 °C29 April 194617.1 °C29 January 194628.2 °C951 mm2940
194542.1 °C17 May 194516.6 °C13 December 194528.3 °C693 mm3120
194440.5 °C29 April 194418.0 °C6 February 194427.8 °C1,035 mm2870
194340.4 °C30 April 194318.5 °C3 March 194327.3 °C812 mm3030
194238.0 °C18 June 194217.5 °C1 January 194227.4 °C652 mm3320
194140.8 °C30 April 194116.0 °C29 December 194127.7 °C737 mm2960
194039.8 °C3 April 194017.6 °C9 January 194027.4 °C762 mm3060

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
34.5 °C
0.0 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
325 d/yr
+6
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1022 mm
+151 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan30.2 °C-0.4 °C41 mm+20 mm
Feb32.9 °C-0.4 °C7 mm-7 mm
Mar34.9 °C-1.1 °C41 mm+15 mm
Apr37.8 °C+0.4 °C46 mm-2 mm
May37.1 °C-1.1 °C54 mm-17 mm
Jun38.4 °C+1.3 °C30 mm-20 mm
Jul37.7 °C+1.4 °C42 mm-18 mm
Aug35.2 °C-0.9 °C145 mm+71 mm
Sep36.0 °C+0.3 °C77 mm-20 mm
Oct33.3 °C+0.3 °C232 mm+54 mm
Nov30.9 °C+0.5 °C284 mm+129 mm
Dec30.0 °C+0.4 °C25 mm-54 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
40.4 °C
28 Jun 2025
Coldest day
19.6 °C
20 Dec 2025
Wettest day
110.7 mm
29 Nov 2025
Windiest day
26.7 km/h
29 May 2025
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
29 May 2025
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
14 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
20.8 °C
21 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
12.2 h
6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Manamadurai?

Manamadurai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 871 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manamadurai?

The hottest day measured in Manamadurai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Manamadurai?

The coldest day measured in Manamadurai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at 16.0 °C.

Does it snow in Manamadurai?

Almost never: Manamadurai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Manamadurai warmed?

Yes: Manamadurai warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Manamadurai?

The wettest day measured in Manamadurai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2004, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Manamadurai?

The windiest day measured in Manamadurai between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1978, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Manamadurai?

The warmest month in Manamadurai is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Manamadurai?

Manamadurai receives on average 871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Manamadurai?

Manamadurai gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Manamadurai?

Yes: Manamadurai has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manamadurai?

In Manamadurai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 5 June 2010, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 13 December 1945.

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