Sīlappādi climate — normals and trends
Sīlappādi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 733 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 (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sīlappādi averages 0 frost days, 289 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Sīlappādi has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 11 May 1993) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 27 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
SīlappādiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.39°, 78.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
733mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
289 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
42.6 °C
11 May 1993
Coldest day
13.7 °C
27 December 1941
Wettest day
160 mm
22 December 1983
Windiest day
33.3 km/h
4 July 2006
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.1 °C
20 January 1990
Sunniest day
12.3 h
21 May 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 30 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 65 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 48 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 85 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 37 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 234 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 156 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 24 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sīlappādi?
Sīlappādi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sīlappādi?
The hottest day measured in Sīlappādi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1993, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sīlappādi?
The coldest day measured in Sīlappādi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sīlappādi?
Almost never: Sīlappādi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sīlappādi warmed?
Yes: Sīlappādi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sīlappādi?
The wettest day measured in Sīlappādi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1983, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sīlappādi?
The windiest day measured in Sīlappādi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2006, with winds reaching 33.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sīlappādi?
The warmest month in Sīlappādi is April (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sīlappādi?
Sīlappādi receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sīlappādi?
Sīlappādi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sīlappādi?
Yes: Sīlappādi has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sīlappādi?
In Sīlappādi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 14.1 °C on 20 January 1990.
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