Vazhapadi climate — normals and trends
Vazhapadi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 933 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vazhapadi averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Vazhapadi 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 40.8 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 12.0 °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
VazhapadiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 11.66°, 78.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
933mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
215 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
280 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 = 0.38 · 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
40.8 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
12.0 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
206 mm
24 October 1977
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
16 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
23 May 2014
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
15 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 22 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 167 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 49 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 96 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 98 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 191 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 120 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vazhapadi?
Vazhapadi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vazhapadi?
The hottest day measured in Vazhapadi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vazhapadi?
The coldest day measured in Vazhapadi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Vazhapadi?
Almost never: Vazhapadi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vazhapadi warmed?
Yes: Vazhapadi warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vazhapadi?
The wettest day measured in Vazhapadi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1977, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vazhapadi?
The windiest day measured in Vazhapadi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vazhapadi?
The warmest month in Vazhapadi is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Vazhapadi?
Vazhapadi receives on average 933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vazhapadi?
Vazhapadi gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vazhapadi?
Yes: Vazhapadi has on average 280 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vazhapadi?
In Vazhapadi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 23 May 2014, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 15 January 1940.
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