Valparai climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Valparai?

Valparai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 3,438 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valparai?

The hottest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2004, reaching 32.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Valparai?

The coldest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1941, at 10.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Valparai?

Almost never: Valparai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Valparai warmed?

Yes: Valparai warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Valparai?

The wettest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2018, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Valparai?

The windiest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Valparai?

The warmest month in Valparai is March (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Valparai?

Valparai receives on average 3,438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 266 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Valparai?

Valparai gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Valparai (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 3,438 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 March (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Valparai averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 266 rainy days per year.

Valparai has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 19 March 2004) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 10 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

ValparaiTamil Nadu

coords: 10.33°, 76.95°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

24.1°C

Average daily low

16.9°C

Annual rainfall

3,438mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

8.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

266 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.7 °C

Average feels-like low

18.4 °C

Average peak gust

36.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

4 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

32.8 °C

19 March 2004

Coldest day

10.1 °C

10 December 1941

Wettest day

196 mm

15 August 2018

Windiest day

23.5 km/h

23 July 1989

Strongest gust

105.5 km/h

23 July 1989

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

19 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

7.4 °C

24 December 1941

Sunniest day

12.2 h

26 May 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.1 °C7 March 2025	11.4 °C20 December 2025	20.6 °C	4,143 mm	1
2024	31.6 °C6 April 2024	15.0 °C16 January 2024	21.5 °C	3,992 mm	14
2023	28.9 °C13 April 2023	12.8 °C14 January 2023	21.0 °C	3,655 mm	0
2022	30.8 °C15 March 2022	14.2 °C23 December 2022	20.7 °C	4,284 mm	10
2021	30.4 °C7 April 2021	13.1 °C11 February 2021	20.8 °C	3,831 mm	1
2020	30.1 °C2 April 2020	13.7 °C27 December 2020	21.2 °C	3,402 mm	3
2019	30.9 °C25 March 2019	12.7 °C10 January 2019	21.3 °C	3,627 mm	11
2018	29.7 °C6 March 2018	12.9 °C20 January 2018	20.7 °C	4,342 mm	0
2017	28.7 °C1 April 2017	13.3 °C18 February 2017	20.8 °C	3,732 mm	0
2016	32.0 °C1 April 2016	14.1 °C31 December 2016	21.2 °C	2,780 mm	22
2015	29.5 °C25 February 2015	12.8 °C13 January 2015	21.0 °C	3,715 mm	0
2014	32.0 °C3 April 2014	13.7 °C9 February 2014	21.0 °C	3,696 mm	9
2013	30.0 °C3 March 2013	13.2 °C29 December 2013	20.7 °C	4,208 mm	1
2012	31.8 °C1 March 2012	11.4 °C16 January 2012	20.9 °C	2,756 mm	18
2011	31.6 °C23 March 2011	12.4 °C25 December 2011	20.6 °C	3,915 mm	3
2010	32.8 °C25 March 2010	13.6 °C13 December 2010	20.9 °C	4,142 mm	25
2009	32.2 °C26 February 2009	11.8 °C1 January 2009	20.8 °C	3,875 mm	17
2008	29.3 °C9 March 2008	12.4 °C29 December 2008	20.4 °C	3,177 mm	0
2007	32.8 °C5 April 2007	12.1 °C4 January 2007	20.7 °C	3,656 mm	17
2006	30.4 °C28 March 2006	12.8 °C31 January 2006	20.5 °C	3,463 mm	1
2005	30.8 °C17 February 2005	12.1 °C10 January 2005	20.5 °C	3,721 mm	5
2004	32.8 °C19 March 2004	12.2 °C17 January 2004	20.5 °C	3,382 mm	25
2003	29.9 °C7 March 2003	11.6 °C9 December 2003	20.4 °C	3,127 mm	0
2002	30.2 °C12 March 2002	11.4 °C15 January 2002	20.3 °C	2,852 mm	1
2001	29.2 °C24 February 2001	11.8 °C10 December 2001	20.0 °C	3,526 mm	0
2000	28.2 °C20 March 2000	11.6 °C14 December 2000	19.8 °C	3,710 mm	0
1999	30.8 °C2 April 1999	12.0 °C27 January 1999	19.9 °C	3,074 mm	6
1998	32.0 °C6 April 1998	12.3 °C26 December 1998	20.7 °C	3,316 mm	13
1997	32.2 °C16 March 1997	12.6 °C29 January 1997	20.3 °C	3,506 mm	9
1996	32.1 °C14 March 1996	12.2 °C26 January 1996	20.0 °C	4,271 mm	7
1995	30.3 °C24 March 1995	12.7 °C3 January 1995	20.2 °C	3,377 mm	2
1994	31.6 °C19 March 1994	12.2 °C13 December 1994	20.0 °C	3,851 mm	6
1993	29.4 °C19 March 1993	11.6 °C7 February 1993	19.9 °C	3,768 mm	0
1992	32.0 °C26 March 1992	11.5 °C7 January 1992	20.0 °C	3,908 mm	26
1991	30.2 °C20 March 1991	12.0 °C9 December 1991	20.2 °C	3,867 mm	2
1990	28.5 °C5 March 1990	11.1 °C19 January 1990	19.9 °C	3,297 mm	0
1989	31.6 °C7 April 1989	10.9 °C4 February 1989	20.1 °C	3,791 mm	6
1988	29.4 °C22 February 1988	12.9 °C21 January 1988	20.1 °C	3,496 mm	0
1987	30.3 °C15 April 1987	12.4 °C12 February 1987	20.4 °C	2,702 mm	1
1986	31.0 °C4 April 1986	12.5 °C3 January 1986	20.1 °C	2,909 mm	6
1985	30.2 °C14 March 1985	12.4 °C27 January 1985	19.9 °C	3,313 mm	1
1984	29.6 °C30 March 1984	11.3 °C18 December 1984	19.6 °C	3,282 mm	0
1983	31.0 °C13 March 1983	11.4 °C9 January 1983	20.4 °C	3,255 mm	14
1982	32.1 °C22 March 1982	12.2 °C15 January 1982	20.1 °C	2,522 mm	17
1981	30.4 °C28 February 1981	12.0 °C19 February 1981	19.9 °C	3,277 mm	2
1980	30.7 °C25 February 1980	12.0 °C22 January 1980	20.2 °C	3,105 mm	5
1979	31.1 °C8 April 1979	13.0 °C13 January 1979	20.3 °C	3,381 mm	12
1978	30.8 °C5 April 1978	11.8 °C19 January 1978	19.9 °C	3,665 mm	3
1977	29.9 °C16 March 1977	11.2 °C13 January 1977	19.9 °C	3,373 mm	0
1976	30.7 °C17 March 1976	11.9 °C22 January 1976	19.8 °C	2,923 mm	5
1975	30.0 °C2 April 1975	10.9 °C16 January 1975	19.6 °C	3,569 mm	1
1974	29.7 °C19 March 1974	10.5 °C7 January 1974	19.5 °C	2,643 mm	0
1973	31.9 °C20 March 1973	12.8 °C24 December 1973	20.0 °C	3,350 mm	11
1972	30.9 °C3 April 1972	10.5 °C12 January 1972	19.9 °C	2,966 mm	8
1971	29.8 °C1 April 1971	11.0 °C21 December 1971	19.2 °C	3,309 mm	0
1970	29.4 °C29 March 1970	10.3 °C6 December 1970	19.7 °C	3,282 mm	0
1969	29.3 °C14 March 1969	12.7 °C26 January 1969	20.0 °C	3,650 mm	0
1968	28.7 °C12 March 1968	11.4 °C12 December 1968	19.6 °C	3,694 mm	0
1967	30.3 °C7 March 1967	12.7 °C23 January 1967	19.9 °C	3,690 mm	2
1966	28.7 °C1 April 1966	12.6 °C23 January 1966	19.5 °C	4,209 mm	0
1965	30.2 °C17 March 1965	12.1 °C13 January 1965	19.3 °C	3,771 mm	1
1964	30.3 °C19 March 1964	11.0 °C13 January 1964	19.6 °C	3,721 mm	3
1963	29.3 °C23 March 1963	11.6 °C24 January 1963	19.4 °C	3,360 mm	0
1962	28.7 °C17 March 1962	12.3 °C17 January 1962	19.6 °C	3,797 mm	0
1961	30.1 °C12 March 1961	12.4 °C29 December 1961	19.7 °C	3,565 mm	2
1960	30.2 °C28 March 1960	12.4 °C12 January 1960	19.5 °C	3,602 mm	1
1959	32.2 °C24 March 1959	12.3 °C24 December 1959	19.9 °C	3,539 mm	24
1958	29.6 °C9 March 1958	12.0 °C11 January 1958	19.9 °C	3,437 mm	0
1957	29.2 °C23 February 1957	11.5 °C7 January 1957	19.7 °C	3,119 mm	0
1956	31.9 °C29 March 1956	10.8 °C4 January 1956	19.2 °C	3,056 mm	13
1955	29.8 °C19 March 1955	10.9 °C20 December 1955	19.2 °C	3,486 mm	0
1954	30.0 °C4 March 1954	11.4 °C18 January 1954	19.4 °C	3,801 mm	3
1953	29.8 °C19 March 1953	12.0 °C2 January 1953	19.3 °C	2,381 mm	0
1952	29.0 °C2 April 1952	11.8 °C21 January 1952	19.4 °C	2,417 mm	0
1951	29.8 °C3 March 1951	10.2 °C2 January 1951	19.3 °C	2,804 mm	0
1950	28.4 °C22 April 1950	11.2 °C31 December 1950	19.0 °C	1,952 mm	0
1949	29.6 °C26 April 1949	11.5 °C14 November 1949	19.0 °C	1,942 mm	0
1948	28.2 °C22 March 1948	12.3 °C27 December 1948	19.5 °C	3,036 mm	0
1947	28.5 °C22 March 1947	12.0 °C30 December 1947	19.3 °C	2,282 mm	0
1946	29.8 °C14 March 1946	10.3 °C25 January 1946	19.0 °C	3,913 mm	0
1945	31.2 °C21 March 1945	11.4 °C26 January 1945	19.3 °C	3,641 mm	15
1944	27.2 °C21 April 1944	10.8 °C11 December 1944	19.2 °C	3,958 mm	0
1943	30.0 °C3 March 1943	10.1 °C20 January 1943	18.4 °C	4,145 mm	1
1942	30.9 °C1 April 1942	11.7 °C1 January 1942	18.7 °C	3,026 mm	4
1941	29.1 °C25 February 1941	10.1 °C10 December 1941	18.8 °C	3,785 mm	0
1940	30.6 °C3 April 1940	11.1 °C16 January 1940	18.8 °C	3,792 mm	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.6 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

-4

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

4143 mm

+705 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.5 °C	+0.7 °C	64 mm	+30 mm
Feb	28.1 °C	+1.6 °C	11 mm	-38 mm
Mar	27.5 °C	-0.1 °C	186 mm	+55 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	-0.2 °C	343 mm	+35 mm
May	23.9 °C	-0.6 °C	754 mm	+366 mm
Jun	23.3 °C	+1.0 °C	539 mm	+49 mm
Jul	22.6 °C	+0.7 °C	971 mm	+388 mm
Aug	23.1 °C	+1.0 °C	429 mm	-37 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+0.4 °C	238 mm	-87 mm
Oct	24.2 °C	+0.7 °C	358 mm	-3 mm
Nov	23.4 °C	-0.2 °C	211 mm	-11 mm
Dec	24.5 °C	+0.8 °C	41 mm	-42 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.1 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest day

11.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

138.5 mm

30 May 2025

Windiest day

21.9 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.7 °C

21 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.8 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Valparai?

Valparai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 3,438 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valparai?

The hottest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2004, reaching 32.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Valparai?

The coldest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1941, at 10.1 °C.

Does it snow in Valparai?

Almost never: Valparai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Valparai warmed?

Yes: Valparai warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Valparai?

The wettest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2018, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Valparai?

The windiest day measured in Valparai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Valparai?

The warmest month in Valparai is March (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Valparai?

Valparai receives on average 3,438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 266 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Valparai?

Valparai gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Valparai?

Yes: Valparai has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valparai?

In Valparai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 19 April 2016, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 24 December 1941.

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