Neelagiri climate — normals and trends
Neelagiri (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 830 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Neelagiri averages 0 frost days, 299 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Neelagiri 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 44.2 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 30 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
NeelagiriTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.76°, 79.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
830mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
299 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
347 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
44.2 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
14.8 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
243 mm
22 December 1983
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
8 June 1953
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
17 May 2013
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
30 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.4 h
24 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 8 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 38 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 120 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 36.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 35.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 203 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 214 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Neelagiri?
Neelagiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Neelagiri?
The hottest day measured in Neelagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Neelagiri?
The coldest day measured in Neelagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Neelagiri?
Almost never: Neelagiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Neelagiri warmed?
Yes: Neelagiri warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Neelagiri?
The wettest day measured in Neelagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 243 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Neelagiri?
The windiest day measured in Neelagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1953, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Neelagiri?
The warmest month in Neelagiri is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Neelagiri?
Neelagiri receives on average 830 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Neelagiri?
Neelagiri gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Neelagiri?
Yes: Neelagiri has on average 347 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Neelagiri?
In Neelagiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 17 May 2013, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 30 December 1941.
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