Sompeta climate — normals and trends
Sompeta (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,653 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sompeta averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Sompeta has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 12 May 2002) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 15 January 2012).
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
SompetaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 18.94°, 84.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,653mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
43.9 °C
12 May 2002
Coldest day
8.4 °C
15 January 2012
Wettest day
284 mm
15 November 2017
Windiest day
75.6 km/h
2 May 1995
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
2 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
8 June 1995
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
15 January 2012
Sunniest day
13.0 h
20 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 66 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 282 mm | +195 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 235 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 320 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 307 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 329 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 257 mm | +92 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sompeta?
Sompeta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sompeta?
The hottest day measured in Sompeta between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2002, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sompeta?
The coldest day measured in Sompeta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2012, at 8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sompeta?
Almost never: Sompeta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sompeta warmed?
Yes: Sompeta warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sompeta?
The wettest day measured in Sompeta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 2017, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sompeta?
The windiest day measured in Sompeta between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1995, with winds reaching 75.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sompeta?
The warmest month in Sompeta is May (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sompeta?
Sompeta receives on average 1,653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sompeta?
Sompeta gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sompeta?
Yes: Sompeta has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sompeta?
In Sompeta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 8 June 1995, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 15 January 2012.
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