Mannargudi climate — normals and trends
Mannargudi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 937 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Mannargudi averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Mannargudi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 13 May 1956) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 20 January 1990).
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
MannargudiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.67°, 79.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.5°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
937mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
43.2 °C
13 May 1956
Coldest day
15.1 °C
20 January 1990
Wettest day
253 mm
22 December 1983
Windiest day
34.0 km/h
30 December 2011
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
4 December 1993
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
2 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
20 January 1990
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 40 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 35.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 120 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 28 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 37.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 83 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 35.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 87 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 208 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 345 mm | +148 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 43 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mannargudi?
Mannargudi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 937 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mannargudi?
The hottest day measured in Mannargudi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1956, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mannargudi?
The coldest day measured in Mannargudi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1990, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mannargudi?
Almost never: Mannargudi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mannargudi warmed?
Yes: Mannargudi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mannargudi?
The wettest day measured in Mannargudi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 253 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mannargudi?
The windiest day measured in Mannargudi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 2011, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mannargudi?
The warmest month in Mannargudi is May (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mannargudi?
Mannargudi receives on average 937 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mannargudi?
Mannargudi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mannargudi?
Yes: Mannargudi has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mannargudi?
In Mannargudi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 2 June 2014, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 20 January 1990.
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