Pālkonda climate — normals and trends
Pālkonda (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,424 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pālkonda averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Pālkonda 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 45.3 °C (on 11 May 2002) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 15 January 2012).
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
PālkondaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 18.60°, 83.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,424mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
247 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
275 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
45.3 °C
11 May 2002
Coldest day
10.4 °C
15 January 2012
Wettest day
195 mm
7 July 2001
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
12 October 2014
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
12 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
19 May 2003
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
15 January 2012
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 34.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 224 mm | +166 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 224 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 304 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 447 mm | +164 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 285 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 268 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pālkonda?
Pālkonda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,424 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pālkonda?
The hottest day measured in Pālkonda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2002, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pālkonda?
The coldest day measured in Pālkonda between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2012, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pālkonda?
Almost never: Pālkonda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pālkonda warmed?
Yes: Pālkonda warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pālkonda?
The wettest day measured in Pālkonda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2001, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pālkonda?
The windiest day measured in Pālkonda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2014, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pālkonda?
The warmest month in Pālkonda is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pālkonda?
Pālkonda receives on average 1,424 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pālkonda?
Pālkonda gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pālkonda?
Yes: Pālkonda has on average 275 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pālkonda?
In Pālkonda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 19 May 2003, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 15 January 2012.
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