Sithurajapuram climate — normals and trends
Sithurajapuram (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 807 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sithurajapuram averages 0 frost days, 310 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Sithurajapuram has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 2 May 1993) and the coldest 13.1 °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
SithurajapuramTamil Nadu
- coords
- 9.42°, 77.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
310 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
344 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
43.0 °C
2 May 1993
Coldest day
13.1 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
165 mm
18 October 1977
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.2 h
23 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 52 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 37.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 89 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 236 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sithurajapuram?
Sithurajapuram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sithurajapuram?
The hottest day measured in Sithurajapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1993, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sithurajapuram?
The coldest day measured in Sithurajapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sithurajapuram?
Almost never: Sithurajapuram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sithurajapuram warmed?
Yes: Sithurajapuram warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sithurajapuram?
The wettest day measured in Sithurajapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1977, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sithurajapuram?
The windiest day measured in Sithurajapuram between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sithurajapuram?
The warmest month in Sithurajapuram is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sithurajapuram?
Sithurajapuram receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sithurajapuram?
Sithurajapuram gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sithurajapuram?
Yes: Sithurajapuram has on average 344 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sithurajapuram?
In Sithurajapuram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 26 December 1941.
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