Pānakkudi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 909 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pānakkudi?

The hottest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2014, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pānakkudi?

The coldest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pānakkudi?

Almost never: Pānakkudi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pānakkudi warmed?

Yes: Pānakkudi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pānakkudi?

The wettest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pānakkudi?

The windiest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1941, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pānakkudi?

The warmest month in Pānakkudi is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi receives on average 909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pānakkudi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 909 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Pānakkudi averages 0 frost days, 253 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.

Pānakkudi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 2 April 2014) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 27 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

PānakkudiTamil Nadu

coords: 8.32°, 77.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

31.1°C

Average daily low

24.0°C

Annual rainfall

909mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

18.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

253 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

145 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.6 °C

Average feels-like low

27.4 °C

Average peak gust

44.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.4 °C

2 April 2014

Coldest day

17.2 °C

27 December 1941

Wettest day

200 mm

13 November 1992

Windiest day

38.6 km/h

27 May 1941

Strongest gust

104.4 km/h

30 November 2017

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

4 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

15.5 °C

1 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.1 h

22 May 1981

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.4 °C29 March 2025	19.3 °C21 December 2025	27.6 °C	1,353 mm	279
2024	37.3 °C6 May 2024	21.8 °C25 December 2024	28.3 °C	1,230 mm	311
2023	36.8 °C29 May 2023	20.7 °C13 January 2023	28.4 °C	1,549 mm	325
2022	35.7 °C3 May 2022	22.4 °C22 November 2022	27.9 °C	1,193 mm	296
2021	37.2 °C4 April 2021	20.7 °C12 February 2021	28.0 °C	1,469 mm	304
2020	36.8 °C31 March 2020	21.7 °C28 January 2020	28.4 °C	836 mm	338
2019	37.4 °C12 April 2019	19.7 °C22 January 2019	28.3 °C	1,143 mm	308
2018	37.1 °C29 March 2018	21.1 °C20 January 2018	27.9 °C	972 mm	314
2017	36.9 °C28 April 2017	21.7 °C3 February 2017	28.3 °C	900 mm	327
2016	37.3 °C24 March 2016	21.2 °C4 February 2016	28.6 °C	506 mm	345
2015	35.8 °C29 March 2015	20.8 °C14 January 2015	28.0 °C	1,249 mm	322
2014	37.4 °C2 April 2014	20.3 °C7 February 2014	28.0 °C	1,243 mm	303
2013	37.2 °C31 March 2013	21.0 °C15 January 2013	28.0 °C	861 mm	295
2012	36.6 °C31 March 2012	19.8 °C18 January 2012	28.3 °C	697 mm	339
2011	35.8 °C14 March 2011	19.7 °C20 January 2011	27.9 °C	905 mm	305
2010	36.5 °C7 March 2010	21.1 °C13 December 2010	28.0 °C	1,172 mm	284
2009	36.8 °C7 April 2009	19.6 °C1 January 2009	28.0 °C	1,049 mm	308
2008	35.5 °C14 July 2008	19.9 °C31 December 2008	27.6 °C	1,245 mm	285
2007	37.2 °C26 March 2007	19.2 °C23 January 2007	27.7 °C	978 mm	311
2006	36.5 °C28 March 2006	18.5 °C21 January 2006	27.6 °C	1,180 mm	276
2005	36.1 °C18 May 2005	20.1 °C16 February 2005	27.9 °C	1,080 mm	292
2004	36.9 °C20 March 2004	19.7 °C15 January 2004	27.6 °C	792 mm	301
2003	35.9 °C25 April 2003	19.4 °C10 December 2003	27.7 °C	724 mm	313
2002	35.4 °C24 March 2002	18.7 °C15 January 2002	27.4 °C	876 mm	280
2001	36.0 °C31 March 2001	19.7 °C10 December 2001	27.3 °C	724 mm	281
2000	36.0 °C17 March 2000	19.1 °C23 January 2000	27.3 °C	987 mm	273
1999	37.3 °C29 March 1999	19.0 °C27 January 1999	27.0 °C	815 mm	245
1998	36.6 °C20 April 1998	19.5 °C26 December 1998	27.8 °C	823 mm	294
1997	35.6 °C26 April 1997	19.4 °C1 February 1997	27.5 °C	850 mm	287
1996	36.7 °C27 March 1996	18.8 °C11 March 1996	27.3 °C	886 mm	287
1995	34.8 °C24 March 1995	20.2 °C5 March 1995	27.4 °C	660 mm	309
1994	36.3 °C28 March 1994	19.7 °C30 January 1994	27.2 °C	801 mm	253
1993	36.1 °C23 April 1993	18.4 °C20 January 1993	27.1 °C	703 mm	258
1992	36.6 °C5 April 1992	19.5 °C27 December 1992	27.1 °C	840 mm	255
1991	36.2 °C19 April 1991	19.2 °C15 February 1991	27.5 °C	701 mm	286
1990	36.7 °C23 April 1990	18.6 °C20 January 1990	27.5 °C	825 mm	281
1989	36.6 °C15 April 1989	18.2 °C7 February 1989	27.1 °C	686 mm	291
1988	37.2 °C22 March 1988	20.0 °C7 February 1988	27.5 °C	763 mm	298
1987	36.7 °C7 May 1987	20.5 °C14 February 1987	27.7 °C	856 mm	283
1986	36.0 °C21 March 1986	19.8 °C18 November 1986	27.5 °C	537 mm	310
1985	36.7 °C16 April 1985	20.1 °C6 February 1985	27.4 °C	613 mm	279
1984	35.4 °C25 March 1984	18.6 °C14 December 1984	26.9 °C	910 mm	245
1983	36.8 °C16 April 1983	19.4 °C3 January 1983	27.8 °C	554 mm	313
1982	36.4 °C24 April 1982	19.3 °C13 February 1982	27.4 °C	502 mm	309
1981	36.4 °C8 April 1981	20.0 °C7 January 1981	27.3 °C	602 mm	277
1980	36.0 °C15 April 1980	19.1 °C24 January 1980	27.4 °C	619 mm	315
1979	36.6 °C30 April 1979	19.8 °C6 January 1979	27.4 °C	844 mm	251
1978	35.5 °C29 April 1978	19.6 °C19 January 1978	27.0 °C	854 mm	256
1977	36.7 °C14 April 1977	19.1 °C14 January 1977	27.2 °C	827 mm	276
1976	35.9 °C21 April 1976	19.1 °C28 February 1976	27.0 °C	727 mm	272
1975	36.2 °C24 April 1975	19.8 °C13 January 1975	26.6 °C	884 mm	207
1974	35.6 °C20 April 1974	18.0 °C7 January 1974	26.8 °C	457 mm	293
1973	35.5 °C28 March 1973	19.5 °C17 January 1973	27.1 °C	851 mm	261
1972	36.1 °C4 April 1972	18.9 °C7 January 1972	27.1 °C	727 mm	286
1971	35.0 °C22 March 1971	18.8 °C13 February 1971	26.7 °C	804 mm	242
1970	34.5 °C25 March 1970	19.4 °C2 February 1970	27.1 °C	799 mm	256
1969	36.5 °C1 April 1969	20.0 °C3 February 1969	27.0 °C	1,027 mm	235
1968	34.7 °C12 May 1968	19.2 °C7 February 1968	26.6 °C	968 mm	216
1967	36.2 °C3 April 1967	18.7 °C11 February 1967	26.6 °C	1,127 mm	194
1966	35.7 °C26 March 1966	19.1 °C29 December 1966	26.5 °C	1,113 mm	183
1965	34.3 °C12 April 1965	20.0 °C24 January 1965	26.3 °C	1,069 mm	190
1964	35.7 °C19 April 1964	19.6 °C11 January 1964	26.5 °C	953 mm	188
1963	35.8 °C10 May 1963	19.3 °C31 December 1963	26.6 °C	827 mm	232
1962	35.1 °C5 May 1962	20.5 °C16 January 1962	26.7 °C	1,116 mm	210
1961	35.9 °C13 April 1961	19.4 °C26 February 1961	26.6 °C	806 mm	179
1960	34.9 °C26 March 1960	19.4 °C24 December 1960	26.4 °C	1,074 mm	190
1959	35.4 °C26 April 1959	20.3 °C2 March 1959	26.8 °C	737 mm	228
1958	35.2 °C8 March 1958	19.1 °C11 January 1958	26.9 °C	834 mm	215
1957	36.2 °C9 May 1957	19.8 °C19 March 1957	26.7 °C	905 mm	196
1956	35.4 °C7 April 1956	18.5 °C4 January 1956	26.1 °C	650 mm	152
1955	35.1 °C15 April 1955	18.4 °C20 December 1955	26.1 °C	1,033 mm	149
1954	35.9 °C9 April 1954	19.1 °C18 January 1954	26.1 °C	1,080 mm	143
1953	35.4 °C21 April 1953	19.1 °C4 January 1953	26.3 °C	881 mm	211
1952	35.5 °C1 April 1952	20.0 °C14 January 1952	26.3 °C	788 mm	206
1951	35.2 °C5 May 1951	17.7 °C1 January 1951	26.1 °C	1,240 mm	176
1950	34.9 °C3 May 1950	19.6 °C3 January 1950	26.1 °C	776 mm	205
1949	36.3 °C18 April 1949	19.9 °C9 November 1949	26.0 °C	781 mm	172
1948	34.7 °C22 May 1948	20.2 °C25 December 1948	26.6 °C	1,059 mm	204
1947	33.8 °C22 March 1947	19.9 °C16 January 1947	26.4 °C	829 mm	222
1946	34.4 °C14 March 1946	17.8 °C29 January 1946	26.1 °C	1,027 mm	170
1945	34.5 °C11 May 1945	18.3 °C5 January 1945	26.0 °C	1,154 mm	154
1944	34.3 °C1 May 1944	19.1 °C6 February 1944	26.1 °C	1,242 mm	169
1943	33.8 °C22 February 1943	18.7 °C19 January 1943	25.4 °C	1,019 mm	133
1942	33.9 °C1 April 1942	18.7 °C27 January 1942	25.6 °C	903 mm	133
1941	36.0 °C29 April 1941	17.2 °C27 December 1941	25.7 °C	972 mm	152
1940	35.3 °C3 April 1940	18.3 °C20 February 1940	25.7 °C	949 mm	126

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.4 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

279 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1353 mm

+444 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	-0.5 °C	51 mm	+34 mm
Feb	33.4 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	-10 mm
Mar	33.4 °C	-0.1 °C	86 mm	+50 mm
Apr	32.7 °C	-0.5 °C	124 mm	+50 mm
May	31.9 °C	-0.3 °C	105 mm	+13 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+0.9 °C	100 mm	+4 mm
Jul	31.0 °C	+0.9 °C	171 mm	+105 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+0.8 °C	18 mm	-36 mm
Sep	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	38 mm	-25 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+0.8 °C	293 mm	+133 mm
Nov	29.3 °C	-0.1 °C	353 mm	+178 mm
Dec	29.6 °C	-0.1 °C	10 mm	-52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.4 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

21 Dec 2025

Wettest day

85.8 mm

24 Nov 2025

Windiest day

32.4 km/h

29 May 2025

Strongest gust

85.7 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.9 °C

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 909 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pānakkudi?

The hottest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2014, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pānakkudi?

The coldest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Pānakkudi?

Almost never: Pānakkudi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pānakkudi warmed?

Yes: Pānakkudi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pānakkudi?

The wettest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pānakkudi?

The windiest day measured in Pānakkudi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1941, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pānakkudi?

The warmest month in Pānakkudi is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi receives on average 909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pānakkudi?

Pānakkudi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pānakkudi?

Yes: Pānakkudi has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pānakkudi?

In Pānakkudi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 4 April 2016, and the lowest was 15.5 °C on 1 January 1951.

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