Penugonda climate — normals and trends
Penugonda (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,161 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Penugonda averages 0 frost days, 257 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Penugonda has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 17 May 1945) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 7 January 1945).
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
PenugondaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 16.65°, 81.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,161mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
257 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
316 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
46.8 °C
17 May 1945
Coldest day
12.4 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
285 mm
17 June 1978
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
9 May 1990
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
9 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
9 May 1973
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 123 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 98 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 136 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 191 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 134 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 247 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Penugonda?
Penugonda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Penugonda?
The hottest day measured in Penugonda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1945, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Penugonda?
The coldest day measured in Penugonda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Penugonda?
Almost never: Penugonda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Penugonda warmed?
Yes: Penugonda warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Penugonda?
The wettest day measured in Penugonda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1978, with 285 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Penugonda?
The windiest day measured in Penugonda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1990, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Penugonda?
The warmest month in Penugonda is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Penugonda?
Penugonda receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Penugonda?
Penugonda gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Penugonda?
Yes: Penugonda has on average 316 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Penugonda?
In Penugonda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 9 May 1973, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 7 January 1945.
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