Penukonda climate — normals and trends
Penukonda (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 624 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Penukonda averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Penukonda has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 4 May 2024) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 16 January 1940).
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
PenukondaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 14.08°, 77.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
624mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
262 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
41.4 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest day
10.7 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
109 mm
16 July 1989
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
8 August 1979
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
14 July 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
14 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
1 December 1988
Sunniest day
12.3 h
23 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 101 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 195 mm | +128 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 84 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 197 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 135 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Penukonda?
Penukonda has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 624 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Penukonda?
The hottest day measured in Penukonda between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2024, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Penukonda?
The coldest day measured in Penukonda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Penukonda?
Almost never: Penukonda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Penukonda warmed?
Yes: Penukonda warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Penukonda?
The wettest day measured in Penukonda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1989, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Penukonda?
The windiest day measured in Penukonda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1979, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Penukonda?
The warmest month in Penukonda is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Penukonda?
Penukonda receives on average 624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Penukonda?
Penukonda gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Penukonda?
Yes: Penukonda has on average 262 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Penukonda?
In Penukonda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 14 April 2016, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 1 December 1988.
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