Sankagiri climate — normals and trends
Sankagiri (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 794 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sankagiri averages 0 frost days, 303 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Sankagiri has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 3 May 1946) and the coldest 13.6 °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
SankagiriTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.48°, 77.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
794mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
303 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
42.1 °C
3 May 1946
Coldest day
13.6 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
126 mm
21 October 1963
Windiest day
28.1 km/h
8 June 1988
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
19 May 1943
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
2 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
8 December 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 May 1950
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 | 29.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 44 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 35.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 140 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 85 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 150 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 133 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 88 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 159 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sankagiri?
Sankagiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 794 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sankagiri?
The hottest day measured in Sankagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1946, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sankagiri?
The coldest day measured in Sankagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sankagiri?
Almost never: Sankagiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sankagiri warmed?
Yes: Sankagiri warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sankagiri?
The wettest day measured in Sankagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1963, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sankagiri?
The windiest day measured in Sankagiri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1988, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sankagiri?
The warmest month in Sankagiri is April (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sankagiri?
Sankagiri receives on average 794 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sankagiri?
Sankagiri gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sankagiri?
Yes: Sankagiri has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sankagiri?
In Sankagiri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 2 June 2014, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 8 December 1954.
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