Tiruppuvanam climate — normals and trends
Tiruppuvanam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.0 °C and it receives 815 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tiruppuvanam averages 0 frost days, 324 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Tiruppuvanam has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 13 December 1945).
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
TiruppuvanamTamil Nadu
- coords
- 9.83°, 78.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.0°C
Average daily high
34.6°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
815mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
324 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
44.3 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
15.7 °C
13 December 1945
Wettest day
284 mm
18 October 2014
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
5 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
13 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 37 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 61 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 38.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 37.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 40 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 109 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 36.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 71 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 225 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 215 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tiruppuvanam?
Tiruppuvanam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.0 °C and it receives 815 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tiruppuvanam?
The hottest day measured in Tiruppuvanam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tiruppuvanam?
The coldest day measured in Tiruppuvanam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1945, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tiruppuvanam?
Almost never: Tiruppuvanam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tiruppuvanam warmed?
Yes: Tiruppuvanam warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tiruppuvanam?
The wettest day measured in Tiruppuvanam between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2014, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tiruppuvanam?
The windiest day measured in Tiruppuvanam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tiruppuvanam?
The warmest month in Tiruppuvanam is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tiruppuvanam?
Tiruppuvanam receives on average 815 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tiruppuvanam?
Tiruppuvanam gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tiruppuvanam?
Yes: Tiruppuvanam has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tiruppuvanam?
In Tiruppuvanam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 5 June 2010, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 13 December 1945.
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