Pudukkottai climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 838 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pudukkottai?

The hottest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pudukkottai?

The coldest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 15.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pudukkottai?

Almost never: Pudukkottai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pudukkottai warmed?

Yes: Pudukkottai warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pudukkottai?

The wettest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 301 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pudukkottai?

The windiest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1953, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pudukkottai?

The warmest month in Pudukkottai is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai receives on average 838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pudukkottai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 838 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Pudukkottai averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Pudukkottai 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 44.2 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 30 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

PudukkottaiTamil Nadu

coords: 10.38°, 78.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.6°C

Average daily high

34.1°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

838mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

15.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

307 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.1 °C

Average feels-like low

27.9 °C

Average peak gust

34.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

346 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.2 °C

10 May 1973

Coldest day

15.0 °C

30 December 1941

Wettest day

301 mm

22 December 1983

Windiest day

37.5 km/h

8 June 1953

Strongest gust

73.1 km/h

19 July 2019

Hottest feels-like

47.7 °C

24 May 1983

Coldest feels-like

15.1 °C

30 December 1941

Sunniest day

12.4 h

31 May 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.2 °C12 May 2025	19.3 °C20 December 2025	29.1 °C	856 mm	312
2024	40.2 °C2 May 2024	20.3 °C17 January 2024	29.4 °C	1,212 mm	336
2023	40.0 °C3 June 2023	19.4 °C16 January 2023	29.2 °C	1,213 mm	332
2022	38.9 °C2 May 2022	20.3 °C3 February 2022	28.8 °C	1,036 mm	333
2021	39.4 °C9 August 2021	19.2 °C11 February 2021	29.0 °C	1,243 mm	320
2020	41.5 °C24 May 2020	19.6 °C15 January 2020	29.3 °C	1,097 mm	333
2019	41.4 °C3 May 2019	19.0 °C22 January 2019	29.7 °C	734 mm	328
2018	39.7 °C2 May 2018	18.2 °C3 February 2018	29.1 °C	853 mm	336
2017	41.0 °C15 May 2017	18.9 °C8 February 2017	29.4 °C	925 mm	331
2016	41.3 °C24 April 2016	20.0 °C2 February 2016	29.9 °C	514 mm	354
2015	39.9 °C29 August 2015	19.1 °C13 January 2015	29.0 °C	1,253 mm	316
2014	42.5 °C23 May 2014	18.7 °C6 February 2014	29.6 °C	945 mm	309
2013	43.1 °C10 May 2013	19.9 °C15 January 2013	29.6 °C	608 mm	347
2012	42.0 °C21 May 2012	17.2 °C16 January 2012	29.5 °C	551 mm	340
2011	42.1 °C31 May 2011	17.7 °C20 January 2011	29.0 °C	969 mm	304
2010	41.8 °C15 May 2010	18.6 °C23 January 2010	29.1 °C	1,325 mm	306
2009	41.9 °C2 May 2009	18.2 °C24 January 2009	29.4 °C	1,029 mm	299
2008	40.7 °C18 May 2008	18.2 °C29 December 2008	28.9 °C	1,201 mm	310
2007	41.7 °C14 May 2007	18.2 °C4 January 2007	28.8 °C	1,177 mm	316
2006	41.0 °C16 May 2006	18.0 °C19 January 2006	28.8 °C	1,014 mm	292
2005	41.8 °C26 May 2005	18.5 °C14 February 2005	29.0 °C	1,161 mm	309
2004	42.4 °C17 April 2004	18.3 °C25 February 2004	28.7 °C	978 mm	292
2003	42.4 °C22 May 2003	18.8 °C10 December 2003	29.2 °C	869 mm	318
2002	41.3 °C12 May 2002	17.1 °C14 January 2002	29.0 °C	613 mm	309
2001	42.0 °C12 May 2001	18.4 °C10 February 2001	29.0 °C	689 mm	301
2000	40.8 °C22 May 2000	18.0 °C14 December 2000	28.5 °C	752 mm	308
1999	40.8 °C16 April 1999	17.2 °C27 January 1999	28.7 °C	778 mm	301
1998	42.0 °C30 May 1998	19.8 °C25 December 1998	29.1 °C	884 mm	312
1997	40.8 °C29 May 1997	17.3 °C1 February 1997	28.9 °C	842 mm	299
1996	40.8 °C7 May 1996	17.7 °C3 December 1996	28.5 °C	1,014 mm	315
1995	39.8 °C2 June 1995	18.5 °C2 January 1995	28.8 °C	869 mm	317
1994	41.8 °C24 May 1994	18.0 °C12 December 1994	28.6 °C	806 mm	276
1993	42.6 °C11 May 1993	17.3 °C19 January 1993	28.7 °C	868 mm	279
1992	41.0 °C11 May 1992	18.1 °C8 January 1992	28.6 °C	645 mm	307
1991	41.9 °C10 May 1991	18.2 °C12 February 1991	28.8 °C	755 mm	308
1990	41.0 °C20 April 1990	15.5 °C20 January 1990	29.0 °C	949 mm	310
1989	42.7 °C14 May 1989	16.4 °C7 February 1989	28.7 °C	764 mm	324
1988	41.1 °C12 May 1988	18.4 °C6 February 1988	28.9 °C	753 mm	332
1987	41.0 °C4 June 1987	18.9 °C12 February 1987	29.2 °C	677 mm	326
1986	43.2 °C21 May 1986	17.7 °C23 February 1986	29.0 °C	630 mm	304
1985	42.3 °C23 April 1985	17.7 °C6 February 1985	28.8 °C	662 mm	294
1984	40.5 °C21 May 1984	16.8 °C14 December 1984	28.1 °C	1,079 mm	264
1983	41.9 °C24 May 1983	18.0 °C9 January 1983	29.0 °C	1,041 mm	325
1982	41.0 °C4 April 1982	18.1 °C14 February 1982	28.9 °C	513 mm	296
1981	41.8 °C27 May 1981	17.5 °C19 February 1981	28.6 °C	823 mm	308
1980	42.4 °C21 May 1980	17.2 °C28 January 1980	28.9 °C	581 mm	315
1979	41.2 °C6 May 1979	18.9 °C11 January 1979	28.6 °C	800 mm	272
1978	41.5 °C22 May 1978	16.6 °C19 January 1978	28.7 °C	865 mm	317
1977	40.4 °C23 May 1977	16.9 °C13 January 1977	28.5 °C	769 mm	297
1976	41.0 °C27 May 1976	16.2 °C26 February 1976	28.6 °C	599 mm	297
1975	41.8 °C5 May 1975	16.9 °C3 December 1975	28.4 °C	807 mm	310
1974	41.1 °C8 May 1974	16.5 °C8 February 1974	28.6 °C	429 mm	332
1973	44.2 °C10 May 1973	18.2 °C16 January 1973	28.7 °C	695 mm	304
1972	39.9 °C1 May 1972	16.5 °C7 January 1972	28.3 °C	971 mm	291
1971	40.5 °C3 May 1971	17.4 °C21 December 1971	28.1 °C	747 mm	299
1970	41.9 °C16 May 1970	17.6 °C5 December 1970	28.5 °C	685 mm	297
1969	41.9 °C17 April 1969	17.3 °C27 January 1969	28.9 °C	977 mm	305
1968	40.7 °C20 May 1968	17.2 °C7 February 1968	28.2 °C	767 mm	299
1967	41.0 °C5 May 1967	17.6 °C10 February 1967	28.1 °C	1,106 mm	280
1966	43.0 °C24 May 1966	18.5 °C29 December 1966	28.0 °C	1,261 mm	287
1965	40.9 °C20 May 1965	18.4 °C23 January 1965	27.9 °C	963 mm	288
1964	42.3 °C30 May 1964	16.7 °C13 January 1964	28.2 °C	900 mm	293
1963	41.8 °C27 May 1963	16.7 °C13 February 1963	28.0 °C	982 mm	267
1962	41.2 °C4 May 1962	18.0 °C11 January 1962	28.1 °C	824 mm	278
1961	40.4 °C16 April 1961	18.0 °C25 February 1961	27.8 °C	766 mm	279
1960	40.2 °C27 April 1960	16.9 °C3 February 1960	28.3 °C	742 mm	297
1959	41.0 °C8 May 1959	19.1 °C22 December 1959	28.6 °C	710 mm	299
1958	40.9 °C5 June 1958	18.0 °C16 February 1958	28.6 °C	792 mm	289
1957	41.2 °C8 May 1957	17.0 °C6 February 1957	28.2 °C	728 mm	277
1956	42.4 °C12 May 1956	16.6 °C22 January 1956	27.8 °C	829 mm	260
1955	40.3 °C14 April 1955	16.8 °C30 December 1955	27.6 °C	886 mm	285
1954	40.9 °C18 April 1954	16.5 °C19 January 1954	27.7 °C	1,006 mm	290
1953	42.0 °C3 June 1953	19.0 °C30 January 1953	28.6 °C	593 mm	339
1952	42.0 °C19 May 1952	18.4 °C21 January 1952	29.0 °C	448 mm	356
1951	40.8 °C16 May 1951	17.9 °C1 January 1951	28.3 °C	779 mm	341
1950	41.1 °C22 May 1950	18.6 °C3 January 1950	29.0 °C	329 mm	363
1949	41.8 °C25 April 1949	19.1 °C18 February 1949	27.8 °C	577 mm	333
1948	41.8 °C22 May 1948	19.0 °C27 December 1948	28.6 °C	905 mm	302
1947	40.8 °C22 May 1947	17.9 °C8 February 1947	28.3 °C	680 mm	315
1946	41.8 °C3 May 1946	16.6 °C25 January 1946	28.3 °C	872 mm	294
1945	41.7 °C5 May 1945	16.6 °C7 February 1945	28.4 °C	538 mm	309
1944	40.8 °C15 May 1944	17.9 °C10 December 1944	27.8 °C	1,016 mm	284
1943	40.5 °C30 April 1943	18.1 °C19 January 1943	27.2 °C	764 mm	292
1942	37.9 °C28 March 1942	16.6 °C1 January 1942	27.4 °C	706 mm	308
1941	41.4 °C30 April 1941	15.0 °C30 December 1941	27.8 °C	771 mm	290
1940	39.4 °C3 April 1940	16.3 °C9 January 1940	27.5 °C	706 mm	310

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.0 °C

-0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

312 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

856 mm

+18 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.7 °C	-0.4 °C	40 mm	+18 mm
Feb	32.8 °C	-0.1 °C	6 mm	-8 mm
Mar	34.2 °C	-1.5 °C	54 mm	+32 mm
Apr	36.7 °C	-0.7 °C	38 mm	-1 mm
May	36.5 °C	-1.6 °C	83 mm	+24 mm
Jun	36.9 °C	+0.3 °C	27 mm	-26 mm
Jul	36.9 °C	+1.2 °C	20 mm	-31 mm
Aug	36.2 °C	+0.4 °C	57 mm	-4 mm
Sep	35.7 °C	+0.4 °C	85 mm	-12 mm
Oct	32.8 °C	+0.1 °C	212 mm	+39 mm
Nov	30.7 °C	+0.6 °C	211 mm	+50 mm
Dec	29.7 °C	+0.6 °C	22 mm	-63 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.2 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

82.9 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

29.6 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

4 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.0 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 838 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pudukkottai?

The hottest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pudukkottai?

The coldest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 15.0 °C.

Does it snow in Pudukkottai?

Almost never: Pudukkottai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pudukkottai warmed?

Yes: Pudukkottai warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pudukkottai?

The wettest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 301 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pudukkottai?

The windiest day measured in Pudukkottai between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1953, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pudukkottai?

The warmest month in Pudukkottai is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai receives on average 838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pudukkottai?

Pudukkottai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pudukkottai?

Yes: Pudukkottai has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pudukkottai?

In Pudukkottai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 24 May 1983, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 30 December 1941.

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