Ongole climate — normals and trends
Ongole (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 834 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ongole averages 0 frost days, 261 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Ongole has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 12 May 1956) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 5 January 1962).
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
OngoleAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 15.50°, 80.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
834mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
261 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
334 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
46.0 °C
12 May 1956
Coldest day
14.2 °C
5 January 1962
Wettest day
273 mm
12 May 1979
Windiest day
62.7 km/h
12 May 1979
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
12 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
21 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
8 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.8 h
30 May 1998
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 87 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 84 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 166 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 144 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 331 mm | +174 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ongole?
Ongole has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 834 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ongole?
The hottest day measured in Ongole between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1956, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ongole?
The coldest day measured in Ongole between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ongole?
Almost never: Ongole sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ongole warmed?
Yes: Ongole warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ongole?
The wettest day measured in Ongole between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with 273 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ongole?
The windiest day measured in Ongole between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 62.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ongole?
The warmest month in Ongole is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ongole?
Ongole receives on average 834 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ongole?
Ongole gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ongole?
Yes: Ongole has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ongole?
In Ongole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 21 May 2015, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 8 December 1943.
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