Sankarankovil climate — normals and trends
Sankarankovil (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,045 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sankarankovil averages 0 frost days, 251 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Sankarankovil has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 11 May 1993) and the coldest 12.6 °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
SankarankovilTamil Nadu
- coords
- 9.17°, 77.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,045mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
251 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
41.3 °C
11 May 1993
Coldest day
12.6 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
140 mm
5 October 2018
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
13 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 May 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 55 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 47 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 160 mm | +96 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 164 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 117 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 174 mm | +78 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 80 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 240 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 161 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sankarankovil?
Sankarankovil has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sankarankovil?
The hottest day measured in Sankarankovil between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1993, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sankarankovil?
The coldest day measured in Sankarankovil between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sankarankovil?
Almost never: Sankarankovil sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sankarankovil warmed?
Yes: Sankarankovil warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sankarankovil?
The wettest day measured in Sankarankovil between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2018, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sankarankovil?
The windiest day measured in Sankarankovil between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sankarankovil?
The warmest month in Sankarankovil is April (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sankarankovil?
Sankarankovil receives on average 1,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sankarankovil?
Sankarankovil gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sankarankovil?
Yes: Sankarankovil has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sankarankovil?
In Sankarankovil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 13 April 2016, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 1 January 1951.
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