Pallappatti climate — normals and trends
Pallappatti (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 625 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 April (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Pallappatti averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Pallappatti has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 11 May 1993) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 28 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
PallappattiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.72°, 77.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
321 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
338 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
43.3 °C
11 May 1993
Coldest day
15.0 °C
28 December 1941
Wettest day
142 mm
23 December 1983
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
3 July 2006
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
13 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.3 h
18 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 34 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 104 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 35.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 279 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 18 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pallappatti?
Pallappatti has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pallappatti?
The hottest day measured in Pallappatti between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1993, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pallappatti?
The coldest day measured in Pallappatti between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1941, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pallappatti?
Almost never: Pallappatti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pallappatti warmed?
Yes: Pallappatti warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pallappatti?
The wettest day measured in Pallappatti between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1983, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pallappatti?
The windiest day measured in Pallappatti between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2006, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pallappatti?
The warmest month in Pallappatti is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pallappatti?
Pallappatti receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pallappatti?
Pallappatti gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pallappatti?
Yes: Pallappatti has on average 338 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pallappatti?
In Pallappatti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 13 December 1945.
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