Sankarapatti climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sankarapatti?

Sankarapatti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 43.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sankarapatti?

The coldest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at 15.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sankarapatti?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sankarapatti warmed?

Yes: Sankarapatti warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sankarapatti?

The wettest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1995, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sankarapatti?

The windiest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1978, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sankarapatti?

The warmest month in Sankarapatti is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sankarapatti?

Sankarapatti receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sankarapatti?

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

Sankarapatti (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 895 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Sankarapatti averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Sankarapatti has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 29 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

SankarapattiTamil Nadu

coords: 10.05°, 78.75°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.6°C

Average daily high

34.2°C

Average daily low

24.6°C

Annual rainfall

895mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

313 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

28.4 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

350 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

43.6 °C

10 May 1973

Coldest day

15.7 °C

29 December 1941

Wettest day

191 mm

5 November 1995

Windiest day

35.6 km/h

24 November 1978

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

7 June 2000

Hottest feels-like

48.2 °C

2 June 2014

Coldest feels-like

16.0 °C

30 December 1941

Sunniest day

12.4 h

27 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.1 °C8 June 2025	19.5 °C15 February 2025	29.1 °C	1,093 mm	319
2024	40.2 °C4 May 2024	19.7 °C17 January 2024	29.5 °C	1,253 mm	341
2023	41.3 °C5 June 2023	19.3 °C13 February 2023	29.2 °C	1,370 mm	331
2022	39.5 °C14 May 2022	19.6 °C3 February 2022	28.8 °C	1,184 mm	334
2021	40.2 °C19 May 2021	19.4 °C11 February 2021	29.0 °C	1,391 mm	332
2020	41.4 °C24 May 2020	19.4 °C15 January 2020	29.2 °C	1,159 mm	337
2019	41.3 °C23 June 2019	19.1 °C22 January 2019	29.6 °C	907 mm	320
2018	40.6 °C6 June 2018	18.8 °C3 February 2018	29.0 °C	1,022 mm	333
2017	41.6 °C17 May 2017	19.4 °C8 February 2017	29.4 °C	1,085 mm	337
2016	40.8 °C24 April 2016	20.4 °C24 December 2016	29.8 °C	552 mm	359
2015	40.7 °C6 July 2015	19.5 °C13 January 2015	29.1 °C	1,209 mm	337
2014	42.5 °C2 June 2014	19.6 °C7 February 2014	29.7 °C	1,186 mm	323
2013	43.0 °C9 May 2013	20.0 °C14 January 2013	29.6 °C	664 mm	349
2012	42.7 °C3 June 2012	17.5 °C19 January 2012	29.6 °C	668 mm	342
2011	41.3 °C31 May 2011	17.8 °C27 December 2011	29.0 °C	1,073 mm	312
2010	42.2 °C17 May 2010	18.8 °C23 January 2010	29.2 °C	1,300 mm	316
2009	41.8 °C13 May 2009	18.7 °C24 January 2009	29.4 °C	1,093 mm	314
2008	40.8 °C18 May 2008	18.5 °C31 December 2008	29.0 °C	1,212 mm	329
2007	42.1 °C14 May 2007	18.1 °C16 November 2007	28.9 °C	1,144 mm	327
2006	41.2 °C27 April 2006	17.8 °C21 January 2006	29.0 °C	987 mm	311
2005	41.6 °C26 May 2005	18.8 °C15 February 2005	29.1 °C	1,093 mm	306
2004	41.9 °C17 April 2004	18.6 °C21 December 2004	28.7 °C	1,186 mm	305
2003	42.1 °C3 June 2003	19.1 °C10 December 2003	29.1 °C	841 mm	316
2002	41.1 °C21 May 2002	17.5 °C15 January 2002	28.9 °C	820 mm	300
2001	41.7 °C11 May 2001	18.9 °C10 February 2001	28.9 °C	776 mm	307
2000	41.8 °C22 May 2000	17.6 °C23 January 2000	28.7 °C	799 mm	317
1999	41.5 °C13 April 1999	17.5 °C9 March 1999	28.6 °C	750 mm	302
1998	42.1 °C29 May 1998	19.1 °C16 January 1998	29.1 °C	964 mm	321
1997	41.0 °C29 May 1997	17.5 °C1 February 1997	29.0 °C	902 mm	317
1996	41.4 °C7 May 1996	18.2 °C25 December 1996	28.5 °C	956 mm	318
1995	39.5 °C7 June 1995	18.9 °C2 January 1995	28.7 °C	1,166 mm	310
1994	41.5 °C24 May 1994	18.6 °C13 December 1994	28.5 °C	850 mm	295
1993	42.1 °C2 May 1993	17.5 °C20 January 1993	28.6 °C	954 mm	281
1992	41.2 °C11 May 1992	18.6 °C8 January 1992	28.5 °C	844 mm	312
1991	41.6 °C26 April 1991	17.8 °C12 February 1991	28.9 °C	742 mm	326
1990	41.5 °C20 April 1990	15.7 °C20 January 1990	28.9 °C	1,010 mm	311
1989	42.7 °C15 May 1989	17.0 °C5 February 1989	28.6 °C	845 mm	334
1988	42.3 °C12 May 1988	18.9 °C6 February 1988	29.0 °C	832 mm	348
1987	42.4 °C5 June 1987	19.3 °C12 February 1987	29.3 °C	663 mm	340
1986	42.6 °C21 May 1986	18.5 °C23 February 1986	29.0 °C	741 mm	319
1985	42.5 °C23 April 1985	18.6 °C6 February 1985	28.8 °C	788 mm	301
1984	41.3 °C27 May 1984	16.6 °C14 December 1984	28.0 °C	992 mm	281
1983	42.9 °C24 May 1983	18.3 °C1 February 1983	29.0 °C	855 mm	327
1982	41.4 °C4 April 1982	18.1 °C15 January 1982	28.8 °C	607 mm	300
1981	42.5 °C27 May 1981	17.3 °C1 February 1981	28.6 °C	876 mm	306
1980	42.5 °C19 May 1980	18.0 °C2 January 1980	29.1 °C	547 mm	337
1979	41.8 °C5 June 1979	19.1 °C14 January 1979	28.7 °C	812 mm	280
1978	41.4 °C4 June 1978	16.9 °C19 January 1978	28.7 °C	949 mm	320
1977	40.8 °C28 June 1977	17.3 °C13 January 1977	28.5 °C	935 mm	303
1976	41.9 °C22 May 1976	15.7 °C26 February 1976	28.5 °C	694 mm	305
1975	41.4 °C10 May 1975	17.3 °C3 December 1975	28.4 °C	858 mm	312
1974	41.4 °C8 May 1974	16.7 °C15 January 1974	28.6 °C	426 mm	330
1973	43.6 °C10 May 1973	18.2 °C15 January 1973	28.6 °C	791 mm	308
1972	39.8 °C5 June 1972	17.2 °C7 January 1972	28.2 °C	1,118 mm	293
1971	41.8 °C3 May 1971	17.5 °C21 December 1971	28.3 °C	776 mm	309
1970	42.1 °C16 May 1970	18.2 °C5 December 1970	28.5 °C	726 mm	306
1969	41.0 °C11 May 1969	18.2 °C31 January 1969	28.9 °C	1,048 mm	314
1968	40.5 °C3 June 1968	17.5 °C16 February 1968	28.2 °C	773 mm	300
1967	41.2 °C5 May 1967	17.7 °C10 February 1967	28.1 °C	1,141 mm	281
1966	43.0 °C24 May 1966	18.6 °C14 December 1966	28.0 °C	1,277 mm	291
1965	39.9 °C31 May 1965	18.9 °C24 January 1965	27.8 °C	997 mm	290
1964	41.5 °C23 May 1964	17.8 °C14 January 1964	28.2 °C	957 mm	296
1963	42.5 °C27 May 1963	16.9 °C12 February 1963	28.0 °C	1,059 mm	268
1962	40.4 °C30 April 1962	18.4 °C11 January 1962	28.2 °C	898 mm	300
1961	39.6 °C14 May 1961	17.8 °C26 February 1961	28.1 °C	669 mm	290
1960	40.5 °C27 May 1960	18.0 °C3 February 1960	28.2 °C	739 mm	295
1959	41.1 °C24 May 1959	19.4 °C11 February 1959	28.6 °C	718 mm	303
1958	40.8 °C4 June 1958	18.6 °C11 January 1958	28.5 °C	805 mm	299
1957	40.9 °C8 May 1957	17.3 °C6 February 1957	28.1 °C	776 mm	278
1956	42.7 °C25 April 1956	16.8 °C21 January 1956	27.6 °C	917 mm	263
1955	40.0 °C15 May 1955	16.9 °C30 December 1955	27.5 °C	1,123 mm	287
1954	40.9 °C16 April 1954	17.0 °C20 January 1954	27.6 °C	970 mm	291
1953	41.9 °C3 June 1953	18.8 °C31 January 1953	28.4 °C	632 mm	338
1952	41.9 °C21 May 1952	18.7 °C21 January 1952	28.8 °C	413 mm	361
1951	40.7 °C17 May 1951	18.4 °C1 January 1951	28.3 °C	727 mm	348
1950	40.9 °C3 May 1950	19.0 °C3 January 1950	28.8 °C	322 mm	363
1949	41.2 °C25 April 1949	19.1 °C18 February 1949	27.9 °C	586 mm	333
1948	40.9 °C22 May 1948	19.0 °C27 December 1948	28.5 °C	898 mm	305
1947	39.6 °C3 June 1947	18.2 °C9 February 1947	28.1 °C	726 mm	312
1946	41.7 °C30 April 1946	16.7 °C29 January 1946	28.1 °C	969 mm	295
1945	41.7 °C17 May 1945	17.2 °C13 December 1945	28.1 °C	650 mm	303
1944	39.9 °C29 April 1944	17.9 °C6 February 1944	27.7 °C	1,025 mm	282
1943	40.4 °C15 May 1943	18.2 °C3 March 1943	27.3 °C	789 mm	301
1942	38.6 °C14 June 1942	17.2 °C1 January 1942	27.3 °C	672 mm	316
1941	41.2 °C30 April 1941	15.7 °C29 December 1941	27.7 °C	890 mm	291
1940	39.1 °C3 April 1940	17.0 °C9 January 1940	27.4 °C	795 mm	303

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.2 °C

0.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

319 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1093 mm

+198 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	-0.1 °C	36 mm	+12 mm
Feb	32.7 °C	0.0 °C	9 mm	-6 mm
Mar	34.3 °C	-0.9 °C	39 mm	+15 mm
Apr	36.9 °C	0.0 °C	49 mm	+9 mm
May	36.6 °C	-1.4 °C	44 mm	-20 mm
Jun	38.1 °C	+0.9 °C	49 mm	-4 mm
Jul	37.5 °C	+1.4 °C	56 mm	-9 mm
Aug	35.0 °C	-0.8 °C	138 mm	+62 mm
Sep	35.4 °C	-0.1 °C	88 mm	-5 mm
Oct	33.0 °C	+0.1 °C	236 mm	+55 mm
Nov	30.7 °C	+0.4 °C	324 mm	+151 mm
Dec	29.8 °C	+0.4 °C	25 mm	-62 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.1 °C

8 Jun 2025

Coldest day

19.5 °C

15 Feb 2025

Wettest day

134.6 mm

29 Nov 2025

Windiest day

27.6 km/h

29 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

27 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

14 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.8 °C

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sankarapatti?

Sankarapatti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sankarapatti?

The hottest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 43.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sankarapatti?

The coldest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at 15.7 °C.

Does it snow in Sankarapatti?

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

Has the climate of Sankarapatti warmed?

Yes: Sankarapatti warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sankarapatti?

The wettest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1995, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sankarapatti?

The windiest day measured in Sankarapatti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1978, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sankarapatti?

The warmest month in Sankarapatti is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Sankarapatti?

Sankarapatti receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sankarapatti?

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

Are there tropical nights in Sankarapatti?

Yes: Sankarapatti has on average 350 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sankarapatti?

In Sankarapatti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 2 June 2014, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 30 December 1941.

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