Virudunagar climate — normals and trends
Virudunagar has a tropical savanna climate, averaging 29.2 °C annually with 776 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
VirudunagarTamil Nadu
- coords
- 9.59°, 77.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.1°C
Average daily low
24.8°C
Annual rainfall
776mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
334 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
38.0 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
44.1 °C
2 May 1993
Coldest day
14.9 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
141 mm
3 May 2004
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.2 h
21 May 1997
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 54 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 44 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 38.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 62 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 37.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 36.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 37.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 235 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 203 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -48 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Virudunagar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 776 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Virudunagar averages 0 frost days, 334 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Virudunagar has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 2 May 1993) and the coldest 14.9 °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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Virudunagar?
Virudunagar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virudunagar?
The hottest day measured in Virudunagar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1993, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Virudunagar?
The coldest day measured in Virudunagar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Virudunagar?
Almost never: Virudunagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Virudunagar warmed?
Yes: Virudunagar warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Virudunagar?
The wettest day measured in Virudunagar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2004, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Virudunagar?
The windiest day measured in Virudunagar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Virudunagar?
The warmest month in Virudunagar is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Virudunagar?
Virudunagar receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Virudunagar?
Virudunagar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Virudunagar?
Yes: Virudunagar has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Virudunagar?
In Virudunagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 10 May 1973, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 26 December 1941.
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