Rasipuram climate — normals and trends
Rasipuram (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 945 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rasipuram averages 0 frost days, 254 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Rasipuram has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 12.5 °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
RasipuramTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.46°, 78.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
945mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
254 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
41.2 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
12.5 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
152 mm
6 May 1995
Windiest day
27.7 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
7 June 2000
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
23 May 2014
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
15 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.3 h
26 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 23 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 78 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 158 mm | +72 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 95 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 111 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 112 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 82 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 196 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rasipuram?
Rasipuram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rasipuram?
The hottest day measured in Rasipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rasipuram?
The coldest day measured in Rasipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Rasipuram?
Almost never: Rasipuram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rasipuram warmed?
Yes: Rasipuram warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rasipuram?
The wettest day measured in Rasipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1995, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rasipuram?
The windiest day measured in Rasipuram between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 27.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rasipuram?
The warmest month in Rasipuram is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rasipuram?
Rasipuram receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rasipuram?
Rasipuram gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rasipuram?
Yes: Rasipuram has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rasipuram?
In Rasipuram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 23 May 2014, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 15 January 1940.
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