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
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 41 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 41 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 54 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 38.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 37.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 145 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 77 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 232 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 284 mm | +129 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | -54 mm |
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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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