Vijayawada climate — normals and trends
Vijayawada (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 1,034 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vijayawada averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Vijayawada has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 9 May 1956) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 16.51°, 80.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.0°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,034mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
46.3 °C
9 May 1956
Coldest day
12.6 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
331 mm
19 May 1969
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
9 May 1990
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
9 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
50.1 °C
23 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.9 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -3.0 °C | 89 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -75 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 143 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 237 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 196 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 341 mm | +204 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vijayawada?
Vijayawada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 1,034 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vijayawada?
The hottest day measured in Vijayawada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1956, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vijayawada?
The coldest day measured in Vijayawada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vijayawada?
Almost never: Vijayawada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vijayawada warmed?
Yes: Vijayawada warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vijayawada?
The wettest day measured in Vijayawada between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1969, with 331 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vijayawada?
The windiest day measured in Vijayawada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1990, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vijayawada?
The warmest month in Vijayawada is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vijayawada?
Vijayawada receives on average 1,034 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vijayawada?
Vijayawada gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vijayawada?
Yes: Vijayawada has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vijayawada?
In Vijayawada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.1 °C on 23 April 2016, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 7 January 1945.
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