Virudhachalam climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 886 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1956, reaching 44.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Virudhachalam?

The coldest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 14.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Virudhachalam?

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

Q: Has the climate of Virudhachalam warmed?

Yes: Virudhachalam warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Virudhachalam?

The wettest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2015, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Virudhachalam?

The windiest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1993, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Virudhachalam?

The warmest month in Virudhachalam is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam receives on average 886 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Virudhachalam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 886 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Virudhachalam averages 0 frost days, 289 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Virudhachalam has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 14 May 1956) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 30 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

VirudhachalamTamil Nadu

coords: 11.51°, 79.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.3°C

Average daily high

33.6°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

886mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

7.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

289 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.0 °C

Average feels-like low

27.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

335 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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

44.6 °C

14 May 1956

Coldest day

14.1 °C

30 December 1941

Wettest day

258 mm

9 November 2015

Windiest day

39.0 km/h

4 December 1993

Strongest gust

76.3 km/h

30 December 2011

Hottest feels-like

48.1 °C

23 May 2014

Coldest feels-like

14.2 °C

30 December 1941

Sunniest day

12.5 h

1 June 1972

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.1 °C25 April 2025	19.0 °C14 February 2025	28.7 °C	885 mm	290
2024	40.8 °C2 May 2024	19.8 °C17 January 2024	29.2 °C	1,689 mm	327
2023	39.4 °C3 June 2023	18.4 °C16 January 2023	28.8 °C	1,105 mm	306
2022	38.5 °C1 May 2022	19.4 °C9 December 2022	28.5 °C	1,082 mm	317
2021	39.8 °C31 May 2021	18.8 °C11 February 2021	28.7 °C	1,303 mm	300
2020	40.5 °C21 May 2020	18.7 °C15 January 2020	28.7 °C	1,139 mm	309
2019	41.1 °C9 June 2019	18.8 °C22 January 2019	29.4 °C	863 mm	318
2018	39.1 °C22 April 2018	17.7 °C3 February 2018	28.9 °C	656 mm	328
2017	41.1 °C16 May 2017	18.2 °C8 February 2017	28.9 °C	1,075 mm	315
2016	41.1 °C22 April 2016	18.9 °C25 December 2016	29.2 °C	650 mm	352
2015	39.5 °C2 May 2015	18.3 °C13 January 2015	28.8 °C	1,406 mm	305
2014	43.0 °C23 May 2014	18.1 °C9 February 2014	29.3 °C	941 mm	311
2013	42.8 °C10 May 2013	18.6 °C22 December 2013	28.9 °C	734 mm	316
2012	41.7 °C21 May 2012	16.3 °C18 January 2012	29.0 °C	903 mm	319
2011	41.3 °C15 May 2011	17.2 °C28 December 2011	28.5 °C	970 mm	294
2010	42.7 °C27 May 2010	18.1 °C3 March 2010	28.6 °C	1,285 mm	289
2009	41.4 °C11 May 2009	17.4 °C16 February 2009	28.7 °C	1,016 mm	288
2008	41.0 °C18 May 2008	17.7 °C19 January 2008	28.3 °C	1,192 mm	292
2007	41.2 °C14 May 2007	17.7 °C25 November 2007	28.3 °C	1,164 mm	293
2006	40.6 °C16 May 2006	16.6 °C20 January 2006	28.4 °C	952 mm	273
2005	41.1 °C25 May 2005	17.8 °C14 February 2005	28.4 °C	1,432 mm	289
2004	42.5 °C17 April 2004	18.1 °C17 January 2004	28.0 °C	1,090 mm	270
2003	42.5 °C22 May 2003	18.3 °C8 December 2003	28.8 °C	887 mm	300
2002	41.3 °C9 May 2002	17.2 °C14 January 2002	28.4 °C	611 mm	283
2001	41.8 °C12 May 2001	17.5 °C10 February 2001	28.4 °C	763 mm	280
2000	40.3 °C22 May 2000	15.8 °C23 January 2000	28.1 °C	865 mm	283
1999	40.3 °C12 April 1999	16.3 °C27 January 1999	28.2 °C	808 mm	282
1998	42.8 °C2 June 1998	18.8 °C25 December 1998	28.8 °C	956 mm	303
1997	40.9 °C24 May 1997	16.4 °C1 February 1997	28.4 °C	875 mm	281
1996	40.9 °C7 May 1996	15.7 °C3 December 1996	28.1 °C	1,365 mm	301
1995	40.0 °C31 May 1995	17.7 °C2 January 1995	28.3 °C	738 mm	280
1994	41.0 °C12 May 1994	17.4 °C30 January 1994	28.2 °C	767 mm	265
1993	42.7 °C10 May 1993	16.2 °C20 January 1993	28.3 °C	1,132 mm	269
1992	42.4 °C22 May 1992	17.0 °C8 January 1992	28.2 °C	728 mm	284
1991	42.0 °C29 April 1991	17.6 °C29 November 1991	28.6 °C	838 mm	295
1990	41.3 °C17 May 1990	15.1 °C20 January 1990	28.7 °C	773 mm	297
1989	42.3 °C15 May 1989	15.4 °C7 February 1989	28.1 °C	883 mm	282
1988	41.3 °C11 May 1988	16.9 °C29 November 1988	28.3 °C	885 mm	293
1987	42.0 °C1 June 1987	18.0 °C2 January 1987	28.9 °C	650 mm	301
1986	43.2 °C21 May 1986	16.7 °C23 February 1986	28.5 °C	774 mm	263
1985	42.4 °C23 April 1985	17.5 °C6 February 1985	28.4 °C	680 mm	279
1984	40.6 °C21 May 1984	15.7 °C14 December 1984	27.8 °C	1,101 mm	246
1983	42.1 °C24 May 1983	17.7 °C3 January 1983	28.8 °C	773 mm	301
1982	40.7 °C4 May 1982	17.0 °C14 February 1982	28.6 °C	479 mm	289
1981	41.1 °C25 May 1981	16.2 °C8 December 1981	28.2 °C	775 mm	294
1980	43.3 °C21 May 1980	17.0 °C28 January 1980	28.7 °C	539 mm	292
1979	41.8 °C4 June 1979	18.1 °C30 January 1979	28.4 °C	843 mm	261
1978	41.3 °C21 May 1978	15.2 °C19 January 1978	28.4 °C	899 mm	284
1977	41.2 °C20 May 1977	15.8 °C13 January 1977	28.1 °C	857 mm	268
1976	42.2 °C3 May 1976	16.1 °C26 February 1976	28.2 °C	686 mm	270
1975	42.5 °C5 May 1975	17.5 °C9 January 1975	28.1 °C	867 mm	288
1974	40.6 °C30 April 1974	15.2 °C7 February 1974	28.1 °C	470 mm	307
1973	43.1 °C10 May 1973	17.5 °C22 January 1973	28.4 °C	693 mm	284
1972	41.9 °C5 June 1972	16.2 °C7 January 1972	28.1 °C	970 mm	278
1971	40.9 °C3 May 1971	17.1 °C12 February 1971	27.7 °C	839 mm	277
1970	41.7 °C20 June 1970	16.3 °C4 December 1970	28.1 °C	743 mm	270
1969	42.0 °C17 April 1969	16.0 °C27 January 1969	28.8 °C	1,083 mm	288
1968	40.3 °C29 May 1968	17.0 °C7 February 1968	28.2 °C	720 mm	288
1967	41.4 °C4 May 1967	15.5 °C10 February 1967	27.9 °C	959 mm	271
1966	43.7 °C24 May 1966	16.3 °C14 December 1966	27.7 °C	1,256 mm	254
1965	42.0 °C20 May 1965	17.5 °C14 January 1965	27.8 °C	999 mm	282
1964	43.2 °C27 May 1964	16.0 °C15 January 1964	28.1 °C	874 mm	276
1963	42.1 °C27 May 1963	16.1 °C13 February 1963	27.9 °C	1,011 mm	268
1962	41.0 °C28 April 1962	16.7 °C11 January 1962	27.7 °C	827 mm	256
1961	40.5 °C6 May 1961	17.7 °C26 February 1961	27.9 °C	579 mm	262
1960	41.5 °C5 June 1960	16.3 °C3 February 1960	28.1 °C	889 mm	269
1959	42.0 °C8 May 1959	18.1 °C12 February 1959	28.4 °C	695 mm	281
1958	42.1 °C3 June 1958	17.6 °C6 January 1958	28.3 °C	926 mm	275
1957	42.0 °C7 May 1957	16.6 °C6 February 1957	28.1 °C	796 mm	263
1956	44.6 °C14 May 1956	16.0 °C22 January 1956	27.6 °C	969 mm	246
1955	41.2 °C14 April 1955	16.3 °C30 December 1955	27.5 °C	1,064 mm	263
1954	42.3 °C14 May 1954	15.6 °C30 December 1954	27.8 °C	985 mm	284
1953	42.7 °C13 April 1953	18.5 °C22 December 1953	28.7 °C	620 mm	326
1952	43.6 °C19 May 1952	17.8 °C21 January 1952	29.3 °C	398 mm	351
1951	41.8 °C9 May 1951	18.0 °C27 February 1951	28.5 °C	804 mm	320
1950	42.6 °C18 May 1950	17.8 °C26 January 1950	29.3 °C	372 mm	360
1949	41.7 °C25 April 1949	18.8 °C7 January 1949	28.2 °C	604 mm	320
1948	42.0 °C22 May 1948	18.9 °C25 December 1948	28.7 °C	878 mm	284
1947	42.4 °C24 May 1947	17.3 °C9 February 1947	28.1 °C	732 mm	282
1946	43.2 °C6 May 1946	15.7 °C26 January 1946	28.0 °C	1,050 mm	275
1945	42.4 °C16 May 1945	16.2 °C26 January 1945	28.4 °C	676 mm	287
1944	41.6 °C16 May 1944	17.2 °C26 January 1944	27.9 °C	996 mm	279
1943	41.8 °C30 April 1943	16.7 °C22 February 1943	27.1 °C	833 mm	254
1942	39.1 °C8 August 1942	15.3 °C1 January 1942	27.2 °C	850 mm	269
1941	42.1 °C30 April 1941	14.1 °C30 December 1941	27.8 °C	1,001 mm	281
1940	40.6 °C3 April 1940	15.9 °C9 January 1940	27.5 °C	708 mm	291

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.2 °C

-0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

290 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

885 mm

-1 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.4 °C	+0.2 °C	29 mm	+7 mm
Feb	32.7 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Mar	34.6 °C	-0.5 °C	26 mm	+9 mm
Apr	36.8 °C	-0.6 °C	21 mm	-5 mm
May	35.7 °C	-2.7 °C	203 mm	+148 mm
Jun	35.4 °C	-1.3 °C	39 mm	-17 mm
Jul	35.2 °C	-0.1 °C	49 mm	-21 mm
Aug	34.3 °C	-0.6 °C	63 mm	-25 mm
Sep	34.0 °C	-0.5 °C	79 mm	-31 mm
Oct	31.7 °C	-0.3 °C	180 mm	+7 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	158 mm	-6 mm
Dec	29.1 °C	+0.6 °C	36 mm	-58 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.1 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

19.0 °C

14 Feb 2025

Wettest day

105.1 mm

19 May 2025

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

28 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

4 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

15 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 886 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virudhachalam?

The hottest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1956, reaching 44.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Virudhachalam?

The coldest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at 14.1 °C.

Does it snow in Virudhachalam?

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

Has the climate of Virudhachalam warmed?

Yes: Virudhachalam warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Virudhachalam?

The wettest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2015, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Virudhachalam?

The windiest day measured in Virudhachalam between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1993, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Virudhachalam?

The warmest month in Virudhachalam is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam receives on average 886 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Virudhachalam?

Virudhachalam gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Virudhachalam?

Yes: Virudhachalam has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Virudhachalam?

In Virudhachalam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 23 May 2014, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 30 December 1941.

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