Ūttangarai climate — normals and trends
Ūttangarai (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 659 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ūttangarai averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Ūttangarai 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 42.7 °C (on 3 May 1946) and the coldest 11.5 °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
ŪttangaraiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.27°, 78.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 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
42.7 °C
3 May 1946
Coldest day
11.5 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
209 mm
29 October 1991
Windiest day
37.1 km/h
14 July 1965
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
27 July 1991
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
1 April 2021
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.5 h
26 May 1940
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 | 28.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 32 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | -2.6 °C | 182 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 38 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 120 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 100 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 135 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 98 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ūttangarai?
Ūttangarai has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ūttangarai?
The hottest day measured in Ūttangarai between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1946, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ūttangarai?
The coldest day measured in Ūttangarai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ūttangarai?
Almost never: Ūttangarai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ūttangarai warmed?
Yes: Ūttangarai warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ūttangarai?
The wettest day measured in Ūttangarai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1991, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ūttangarai?
The windiest day measured in Ūttangarai between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1965, with winds reaching 37.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ūttangarai?
The warmest month in Ūttangarai is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ūttangarai?
Ūttangarai receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ūttangarai?
Ūttangarai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ūttangarai?
Yes: Ūttangarai has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ūttangarai?
In Ūttangarai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 1 April 2021, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 26 December 1941.
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