Anantapur gets pre-monsoon showers starting as early as March, mainly through north-easterly winds blowing in from Kerala.

A dry and mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February; with little humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) range.

[19] The corporation supplies chlorinated water to the city from the summer storage tank located in the town.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the former President of India and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Paidi Lakshmayya was the first member of Parliament from Anantapur's Lok Sabha Constituency.

Sathya Sai Baba, was a Hindu spiritual leader; Bellary Raghava was an Indian playwright, thespian and film actor.

Major landmark of city is railway overbridge near Clock tower connecting Newtown constructed in late 1960.

[26] As part of connecting heart of city with NH44 this landmark is in demolition and closed till new four-lane flyover is functional.

Anantapur has many sports facilities and hosted the Irani Cup in 1963–64 when Rest of India scored their lowest total of 83 against the then Ranji trophy winners Bombay, played at the Sanjeeva Reddy stadium.

The Anantapur Cricket Ground sits within a 40-acre (160,000 m2) complex which is managed by the Rural Development Trust (RDT).

There are several Indoor Stadiums for Basketball and Badminton under local bodies which conducts District, State and National Competitions.