Tirumala climate — normals and trends
Tirumala (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 839 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 (30.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tirumala averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Tirumala has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 16 January 1940).
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
TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 13.68°, 79.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
839mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
265 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
25 April 1956
Coldest day
10.5 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
262 mm
16 October 2001
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
12 May 1979
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
12 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
16 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.7 h
19 May 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 27 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 34.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 133 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 204 mm | +99 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 42 mm | -79 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 200 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 33 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tirumala?
Tirumala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 839 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tirumala?
The hottest day measured in Tirumala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tirumala?
The coldest day measured in Tirumala between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tirumala?
Almost never: Tirumala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tirumala warmed?
Yes: Tirumala warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tirumala?
The wettest day measured in Tirumala between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2001, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tirumala?
The windiest day measured in Tirumala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tirumala?
The warmest month in Tirumala is May (30.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tirumala?
Tirumala receives on average 839 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tirumala?
Tirumala gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tirumala?
Yes: Tirumala has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tirumala?
In Tirumala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 16 January 1940.
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