Thuraiyur climate — normals and trends
Thuraiyur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 946 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Thuraiyur averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Thuraiyur 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 41.6 °C (on 1 May 1964) and the coldest 13.3 °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
ThuraiyurTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.15°, 78.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
41.6 °C
1 May 1964
Coldest day
13.3 °C
27 December 1941
Wettest day
155 mm
23 April 2011
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
7 July 1973
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
10 May 2013
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
15 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 32 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 123 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 56 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 82 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 70 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 249 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 140 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 23 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thuraiyur?
Thuraiyur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thuraiyur?
The hottest day measured in Thuraiyur between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1964, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thuraiyur?
The coldest day measured in Thuraiyur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Thuraiyur?
Almost never: Thuraiyur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Thuraiyur warmed?
Yes: Thuraiyur warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thuraiyur?
The wettest day measured in Thuraiyur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2011, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thuraiyur?
The windiest day measured in Thuraiyur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1973, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thuraiyur?
The warmest month in Thuraiyur is April (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Thuraiyur?
Thuraiyur receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thuraiyur?
Thuraiyur gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Thuraiyur?
Yes: Thuraiyur has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thuraiyur?
In Thuraiyur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 10 May 2013, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 15 January 1940.
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