Nellikkuppam climate — normals and trends
Nellikkuppam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 985 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nellikkuppam averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Nellikkuppam has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 13 May 1956) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 15 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
NellikkuppamTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.78°, 79.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
25.8°C
Annual rainfall
985mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
29.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
37.7 °C
13 May 1956
Coldest day
19.0 °C
15 January 1990
Wettest day
208 mm
31 October 2012
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
4 December 1993
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
30 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
17.0 °C
9 December 2022
Sunniest day
12.6 h
31 May 1972
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 | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 22 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 119 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 73 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 240 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 245 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | -93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nellikkuppam?
Nellikkuppam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 985 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nellikkuppam?
The hottest day measured in Nellikkuppam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1956, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nellikkuppam?
The coldest day measured in Nellikkuppam between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1990, at 19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nellikkuppam?
Almost never: Nellikkuppam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nellikkuppam warmed?
Yes: Nellikkuppam warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nellikkuppam?
The wettest day measured in Nellikkuppam between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2012, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nellikkuppam?
The windiest day measured in Nellikkuppam between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1993, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nellikkuppam?
The warmest month in Nellikkuppam is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nellikkuppam?
Nellikkuppam receives on average 985 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nellikkuppam?
Nellikkuppam gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nellikkuppam?
Yes: Nellikkuppam has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nellikkuppam?
In Nellikkuppam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 9 December 2022.
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