Nilagiri climate — normals and trends
Nilagiri (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,472 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nilagiri averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Nilagiri has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 26 May 1958) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 2 January 1946).
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
NilagiriOdisha
- coords
- 21.46°, 86.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,472mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
45.6 °C
26 May 1958
Coldest day
7.5 °C
2 January 1946
Wettest day
250 mm
4 August 2014
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
5 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
4.7 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
3 July 1978
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 6 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 35.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 97 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 537 mm | +303 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 502 mm | +196 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 403 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 262 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nilagiri?
Nilagiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nilagiri?
The hottest day measured in Nilagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1958, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nilagiri?
The coldest day measured in Nilagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1946, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Nilagiri?
Almost never: Nilagiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nilagiri warmed?
Yes: Nilagiri warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nilagiri?
The wettest day measured in Nilagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nilagiri?
The windiest day measured in Nilagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nilagiri?
The warmest month in Nilagiri is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Nilagiri?
Nilagiri receives on average 1,472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nilagiri?
Nilagiri gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nilagiri?
Yes: Nilagiri has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nilagiri?
In Nilagiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 5 June 2012, and the lowest was 4.7 °C on 2 January 1946.
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