Phirangipuram climate — normals and trends
Phirangipuram (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 933 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Phirangipuram averages 0 frost days, 294 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Phirangipuram has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 10 May 1956) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
PhirangipuramAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 16.29°, 80.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
933mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
294 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
46.4 °C
10 May 1956
Coldest day
12.0 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
235 mm
19 September 1988
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
12 May 1979
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
12 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
4 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.8 h
2 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 34.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -2.9 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 36.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 158 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 260 mm | +105 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 191 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 362 mm | +229 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Phirangipuram?
Phirangipuram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phirangipuram?
The hottest day measured in Phirangipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1956, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Phirangipuram?
The coldest day measured in Phirangipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Phirangipuram?
Almost never: Phirangipuram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Phirangipuram warmed?
Yes: Phirangipuram warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Phirangipuram?
The wettest day measured in Phirangipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1988, with 235 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Phirangipuram?
The windiest day measured in Phirangipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Phirangipuram?
The warmest month in Phirangipuram is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Phirangipuram?
Phirangipuram receives on average 933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Phirangipuram?
Phirangipuram gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Phirangipuram?
Yes: Phirangipuram has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phirangipuram?
In Phirangipuram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 4 June 1998, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 7 January 1945.
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