Vengikkal climate — normals and trends
Vengikkal (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 747 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vengikkal averages 0 frost days, 282 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Vengikkal has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 14 May 1956) and the coldest 12.1 °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
VengikkalTamil Nadu
- coords
- 12.26°, 79.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
282 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
44.1 °C
14 May 1956
Coldest day
12.1 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
206 mm
29 October 1991
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
16 August 2018
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
27 July 1991
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
26 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.6 h
22 May 1950
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 | 28.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 13 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | -2.5 °C | 135 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 84 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 158 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vengikkal?
Vengikkal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vengikkal?
The hottest day measured in Vengikkal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1956, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vengikkal?
The coldest day measured in Vengikkal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vengikkal?
Almost never: Vengikkal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vengikkal warmed?
Yes: Vengikkal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vengikkal?
The wettest day measured in Vengikkal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1991, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vengikkal?
The windiest day measured in Vengikkal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2018, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vengikkal?
The warmest month in Vengikkal is May (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vengikkal?
Vengikkal receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vengikkal?
Vengikkal gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vengikkal?
Yes: Vengikkal has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vengikkal?
In Vengikkal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 26 May 2019, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 26 December 1941.
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