Papanasam climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Papanasam?

Papanasam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Papanasam?

The coldest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1990, at 14.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Papanasam?

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

Q: Has the climate of Papanasam warmed?

Yes: Papanasam warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Papanasam?

The wettest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1972, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Papanasam?

The windiest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1993, with winds reaching 34.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Papanasam?

The warmest month in Papanasam is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Papanasam?

Papanasam receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Papanasam?

Papanasam gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Papanasam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 842 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Papanasam averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Papanasam 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 44.2 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 20 January 1990).

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

PapanasamTamil Nadu

coords: 10.93°, 79.27°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.5°C

Average daily high

33.9°C

Average daily low

24.6°C

Annual rainfall

842mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

15.8km/h

Seasonal range

7.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

291 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.0 °C

Average feels-like low

28.0 °C

Average peak gust

34.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

345 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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

44.2 °C

10 May 1973

Coldest day

14.8 °C

20 January 1990

Wettest day

171 mm

6 December 1972

Windiest day

34.6 km/h

4 December 1993

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

12 July 1943

Hottest feels-like

47.7 °C

10 May 2013

Coldest feels-like

15.2 °C

20 January 1990

Sunniest day

12.5 h

15 May 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.9 °C11 April 2025	19.5 °C14 February 2025	28.9 °C	866 mm	293
2024	40.4 °C1 May 2024	20.3 °C17 January 2024	29.4 °C	1,295 mm	325
2023	39.6 °C3 June 2023	18.6 °C13 February 2023	29.0 °C	1,249 mm	307
2022	39.5 °C24 May 2022	19.9 °C3 February 2022	28.6 °C	1,069 mm	317
2021	40.1 °C28 May 2021	19.0 °C11 February 2021	28.9 °C	1,361 mm	307
2020	40.6 °C21 May 2020	19.6 °C15 January 2020	29.1 °C	1,072 mm	319
2019	40.9 °C2 May 2019	19.2 °C22 January 2019	29.5 °C	783 mm	314
2018	39.2 °C20 May 2018	18.3 °C3 February 2018	29.0 °C	702 mm	321
2017	40.7 °C15 May 2017	18.4 °C8 February 2017	29.1 °C	1,069 mm	314
2016	40.9 °C24 April 2016	19.4 °C25 December 2016	29.5 °C	603 mm	348
2015	40.2 °C25 June 2015	18.8 °C13 January 2015	29.1 °C	1,326 mm	300
2014	42.8 °C23 May 2014	19.1 °C6 February 2014	29.4 °C	1,021 mm	297
2013	43.1 °C10 May 2013	19.3 °C22 December 2013	29.3 °C	651 mm	323
2012	42.1 °C21 May 2012	16.8 °C18 January 2012	29.3 °C	695 mm	319
2011	41.3 °C31 May 2011	17.6 °C20 January 2011	28.7 °C	969 mm	286
2010	42.6 °C28 May 2010	18.5 °C4 March 2010	28.9 °C	1,224 mm	294
2009	41.4 °C11 May 2009	17.9 °C16 February 2009	29.0 °C	947 mm	287
2008	41.0 °C18 May 2008	17.9 °C19 January 2008	28.6 °C	1,239 mm	292
2007	41.9 °C21 May 2007	18.3 °C16 November 2007	28.6 °C	1,156 mm	301
2006	40.8 °C16 May 2006	16.7 °C20 January 2006	28.6 °C	888 mm	279
2005	41.6 °C26 May 2005	18.5 °C14 February 2005	28.8 °C	1,204 mm	292
2004	42.7 °C17 April 2004	18.3 °C17 January 2004	28.4 °C	999 mm	273
2003	42.8 °C22 May 2003	18.4 °C10 December 2003	29.2 °C	759 mm	304
2002	41.0 °C9 May 2002	17.8 °C14 January 2002	28.7 °C	640 mm	284
2001	41.8 °C12 May 2001	17.8 °C10 February 2001	28.8 °C	742 mm	282
2000	41.0 °C22 May 2000	15.9 °C23 January 2000	28.3 °C	817 mm	285
1999	40.4 °C12 April 1999	16.4 °C27 January 1999	28.5 °C	774 mm	282
1998	42.4 °C30 May 1998	19.7 °C15 January 1998	29.0 °C	881 mm	303
1997	41.4 °C29 May 1997	16.8 °C1 February 1997	28.7 °C	839 mm	288
1996	41.3 °C7 May 1996	16.9 °C3 December 1996	28.4 °C	1,168 mm	305
1995	40.2 °C18 May 1995	18.4 °C2 January 1995	28.6 °C	709 mm	302
1994	41.4 °C24 May 1994	18.0 °C30 January 1994	28.4 °C	763 mm	264
1993	42.0 °C11 May 1993	16.6 °C20 January 1993	28.5 °C	1,002 mm	271
1992	41.7 °C22 May 1992	17.6 °C8 January 1992	28.4 °C	671 mm	285
1991	41.7 °C2 May 1991	18.0 °C12 February 1991	28.7 °C	789 mm	290
1990	41.4 °C17 May 1990	14.8 °C20 January 1990	28.9 °C	785 mm	297
1989	42.9 °C15 May 1989	15.9 °C7 February 1989	28.4 °C	812 mm	293
1988	40.5 °C27 May 1988	18.0 °C29 November 1988	28.6 °C	811 mm	309
1987	41.2 °C1 June 1987	18.6 °C12 February 1987	29.1 °C	663 mm	307
1986	43.5 °C21 May 1986	17.0 °C17 November 1986	28.7 °C	714 mm	270
1985	42.7 °C23 April 1985	17.5 °C6 February 1985	28.7 °C	608 mm	276
1984	40.6 °C21 May 1984	15.7 °C14 December 1984	28.0 °C	1,057 mm	247
1983	42.5 °C24 May 1983	17.9 °C3 January 1983	28.9 °C	874 mm	302
1982	41.5 °C4 April 1982	17.3 °C14 February 1982	28.8 °C	518 mm	282
1981	41.6 °C25 May 1981	16.7 °C8 December 1981	28.4 °C	702 mm	297
1980	43.0 °C21 May 1980	17.1 °C28 January 1980	28.8 °C	576 mm	289
1979	41.3 °C4 June 1979	18.4 °C11 January 1979	28.6 °C	742 mm	265
1978	41.6 °C21 May 1978	15.7 °C19 January 1978	28.7 °C	833 mm	298
1977	41.1 °C23 May 1977	16.3 °C13 January 1977	28.3 °C	714 mm	268
1976	41.7 °C22 May 1976	15.7 °C26 February 1976	28.3 °C	617 mm	274
1975	42.5 °C4 May 1975	18.0 °C9 January 1975	28.4 °C	836 mm	291
1974	40.6 °C8 May 1974	15.6 °C7 February 1974	28.4 °C	404 mm	308
1973	44.2 °C10 May 1973	18.0 °C16 January 1973	28.5 °C	729 mm	285
1972	41.9 °C5 June 1972	17.2 °C12 January 1972	28.2 °C	939 mm	284
1971	40.9 °C6 May 1971	17.8 °C21 December 1971	28.0 °C	779 mm	279
1970	41.3 °C7 May 1970	17.2 °C4 December 1970	28.4 °C	676 mm	273
1969	42.1 °C17 April 1969	17.0 °C27 January 1969	28.9 °C	966 mm	293
1968	41.3 °C20 May 1968	17.4 °C7 February 1968	28.3 °C	668 mm	285
1967	41.4 °C3 June 1967	16.5 °C10 February 1967	28.2 °C	972 mm	275
1966	43.9 °C24 May 1966	17.6 °C14 December 1966	27.9 °C	1,113 mm	263
1965	42.1 °C20 May 1965	18.3 °C25 January 1965	27.9 °C	1,036 mm	280
1964	43.0 °C27 May 1964	16.6 °C15 January 1964	28.3 °C	824 mm	281
1963	42.2 °C27 May 1963	16.9 °C13 February 1963	28.1 °C	987 mm	263
1962	41.1 °C28 April 1962	17.6 °C11 January 1962	28.0 °C	845 mm	259
1961	40.3 °C16 April 1961	17.9 °C26 February 1961	28.0 °C	612 mm	266
1960	41.3 °C27 April 1960	16.6 °C4 February 1960	28.2 °C	819 mm	270
1959	41.7 °C24 May 1959	18.4 °C12 February 1959	28.6 °C	639 mm	288
1958	41.9 °C5 June 1958	18.2 °C16 February 1958	28.5 °C	923 mm	272
1957	41.7 °C8 May 1957	16.8 °C6 February 1957	28.3 °C	724 mm	264
1956	43.8 °C13 May 1956	16.1 °C22 January 1956	27.8 °C	916 mm	256
1955	41.2 °C14 April 1955	16.6 °C30 December 1955	27.7 °C	919 mm	270
1954	41.9 °C29 May 1954	15.7 °C30 December 1954	27.9 °C	987 mm	280
1953	42.7 °C3 June 1953	18.8 °C31 January 1953	28.7 °C	602 mm	328
1952	43.3 °C19 May 1952	18.3 °C21 January 1952	29.2 °C	457 mm	354
1951	41.4 °C15 May 1951	18.4 °C27 February 1951	28.5 °C	824 mm	324
1950	42.1 °C18 May 1950	18.2 °C26 January 1950	29.2 °C	326 mm	362
1949	41.9 °C25 April 1949	18.8 °C18 February 1949	28.2 °C	604 mm	321
1948	41.5 °C1 June 1948	19.3 °C29 February 1948	28.7 °C	862 mm	289
1947	41.6 °C15 May 1947	17.5 °C9 February 1947	28.2 °C	726 mm	293
1946	42.5 °C6 May 1946	16.0 °C29 January 1946	28.3 °C	900 mm	279
1945	42.1 °C5 May 1945	16.8 °C26 January 1945	28.5 °C	558 mm	290
1944	41.0 °C29 April 1944	17.6 °C6 February 1944	28.0 °C	958 mm	278
1943	41.6 °C30 April 1943	17.6 °C22 February 1943	27.3 °C	800 mm	270
1942	38.9 °C8 August 1942	16.5 °C1 January 1942	27.4 °C	721 mm	277
1941	41.7 °C30 April 1941	15.0 °C29 December 1941	27.8 °C	1,002 mm	285
1940	40.3 °C3 April 1940	16.4 °C9 January 1940	27.6 °C	752 mm	286

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.5 °C

-0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

293 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

866 mm

+24 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	0.0 °C	28 mm	+3 mm
Feb	32.3 °C	+0.2 °C	5 mm	-7 mm
Mar	34.2 °C	-1.0 °C	34 mm	+15 mm
Apr	36.5 °C	-0.7 °C	26 mm	-5 mm
May	35.9 °C	-2.4 °C	150 mm	+97 mm
Jun	36.2 °C	-0.9 °C	27 mm	-17 mm
Jul	36.2 °C	+0.3 °C	39 mm	-19 mm
Aug	35.3 °C	-0.2 °C	57 mm	-16 mm
Sep	35.0 °C	-0.1 °C	80 mm	-18 mm
Oct	32.2 °C	-0.1 °C	170 mm	+6 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+0.4 °C	218 mm	+52 mm
Dec	29.1 °C	+0.6 °C	31 mm	-66 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

11 Apr 2025

Coldest day

19.5 °C

14 Feb 2025

Wettest day

97.1 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

28.6 km/h

27 May 2025

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

28 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

4 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.0 °C

15 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Papanasam?

Papanasam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Papanasam?

The hottest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Papanasam?

The coldest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1990, at 14.8 °C.

Does it snow in Papanasam?

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

Has the climate of Papanasam warmed?

Yes: Papanasam warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Papanasam?

The wettest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1972, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Papanasam?

The windiest day measured in Papanasam between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1993, with winds reaching 34.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Papanasam?

The warmest month in Papanasam is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Papanasam?

Papanasam receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Papanasam?

Papanasam gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Papanasam?

Yes: Papanasam has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Papanasam?

In Papanasam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 10 May 2013, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 20 January 1990.

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