Ponnur climate — normals and trends
Ponnur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 963 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ponnur averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Ponnur 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 46.6 °C (on 9 May 1956) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 8 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
PonnurAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 16.07°, 80.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
963mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
329 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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
46.6 °C
9 May 1956
Coldest day
13.1 °C
8 December 1943
Wettest day
207 mm
20 May 1940
Windiest day
58.2 km/h
9 May 1990
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
9 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
7 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -2.5 °C | 89 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 184 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 173 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 448 mm | +293 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -71 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ponnur?
Ponnur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 963 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponnur?
The hottest day measured in Ponnur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1956, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ponnur?
The coldest day measured in Ponnur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1943, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ponnur?
Almost never: Ponnur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ponnur warmed?
Yes: Ponnur warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ponnur?
The wettest day measured in Ponnur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1940, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ponnur?
The windiest day measured in Ponnur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1990, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ponnur?
The warmest month in Ponnur is May (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ponnur?
Ponnur receives on average 963 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ponnur?
Ponnur gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ponnur?
Yes: Ponnur has on average 329 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ponnur?
In Ponnur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 7 May 2019, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 7 January 1945.
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