Polūr climate — normals and trends
Polūr (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,100 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 (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Polūr averages 0 frost days, 238 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Polūr has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 11.0 °C (on 26 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
PolūrTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.51°, 79.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,100mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
238 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
271 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
42.8 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
11.0 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
189 mm
29 October 1991
Windiest day
31.1 km/h
12 December 2016
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
27 July 1991
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
26 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.6 h
19 May 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 35.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 42 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | -2.6 °C | 169 mm | +76 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 43 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 69 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 130 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 115 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 240 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 132 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Polūr?
Polūr has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,100 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Polūr?
The hottest day measured in Polūr between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Polūr?
The coldest day measured in Polūr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Polūr?
Almost never: Polūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Polūr warmed?
Yes: Polūr warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Polūr?
The wettest day measured in Polūr between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1991, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Polūr?
The windiest day measured in Polūr between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2016, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Polūr?
The warmest month in Polūr is May (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Polūr?
Polūr receives on average 1,100 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Polūr?
Polūr gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Polūr?
Yes: Polūr has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Polūr?
In Polūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 26 May 2019, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 26 December 1941.
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