Pallikonda climate — normals and trends
Pallikonda (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 813 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Pallikonda averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Pallikonda has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 8 May 1964) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 26 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
PallikondaTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.91°, 78.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
813mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
42.9 °C
8 May 1964
Coldest day
10.7 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
181 mm
26 November 2020
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
12 December 2016
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.6 h
26 May 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 | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 136 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 33 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 54 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 171 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 172 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 89 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pallikonda?
Pallikonda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 813 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pallikonda?
The hottest day measured in Pallikonda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1964, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pallikonda?
The coldest day measured in Pallikonda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pallikonda?
Almost never: Pallikonda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pallikonda warmed?
Yes: Pallikonda warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pallikonda?
The wettest day measured in Pallikonda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2020, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pallikonda?
The windiest day measured in Pallikonda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pallikonda?
The warmest month in Pallikonda is May (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pallikonda?
Pallikonda receives on average 813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pallikonda?
Pallikonda gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pallikonda?
Yes: Pallikonda has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pallikonda?
In Pallikonda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 26 December 1941.
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