Vellalūr climate — normals and trends
Vellalūr (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 892 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vellalūr averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Vellalūr has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 30 April 2002) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 29 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
VellalūrTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.98°, 77.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
39.9 °C
30 April 2002
Coldest day
13.6 °C
29 December 1941
Wettest day
142 mm
17 May 2015
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
21 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
29 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 May 1953
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 | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 27 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 51 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 151 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 92 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 144 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 175 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 60 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vellalūr?
Vellalūr has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vellalūr?
The hottest day measured in Vellalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2002, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vellalūr?
The coldest day measured in Vellalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1941, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vellalūr?
Almost never: Vellalūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vellalūr warmed?
Yes: Vellalūr warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vellalūr?
The wettest day measured in Vellalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2015, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vellalūr?
The windiest day measured in Vellalūr between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vellalūr?
The warmest month in Vellalūr is April (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vellalūr?
Vellalūr receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vellalūr?
Vellalūr gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vellalūr?
Yes: Vellalūr has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vellalūr?
In Vellalūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 29 December 1941.
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