Nangavaram climate — normals and trends
Nangavaram (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 675 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Nangavaram averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Nangavaram has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 26 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
NangavaramTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.87°, 78.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.9°C
Average daily high
34.6°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
342 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
43.8 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
14.7 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
208 mm
22 December 1983
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
14 June 1996
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
24 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.4 h
6 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 17 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 30 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 27 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 107 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 249 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 164 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nangavaram?
Nangavaram has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nangavaram?
The hottest day measured in Nangavaram between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nangavaram?
The coldest day measured in Nangavaram between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nangavaram?
Almost never: Nangavaram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nangavaram warmed?
Yes: Nangavaram warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nangavaram?
The wettest day measured in Nangavaram between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nangavaram?
The windiest day measured in Nangavaram between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1996, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nangavaram?
The warmest month in Nangavaram is May (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nangavaram?
Nangavaram receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nangavaram?
Nangavaram gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nangavaram?
Yes: Nangavaram has on average 342 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nangavaram?
In Nangavaram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 24 April 2016, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 1 January 1951.
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