Chelambra climate — normals and trends
Chelambra (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,908 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 April (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Chelambra averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Chelambra has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 20 April 1998) and the coldest 20.8 °C (on 4 January 1966).
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
ChelambraKerala
- coords
- 11.15°, 75.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
24.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,908mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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).
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
32.5 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest day
20.8 °C
4 January 1966
Wettest day
404 mm
19 May 1955
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
21 November 1977
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
21 November 1977
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.0 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 May 1981
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 | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 58 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 133 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 753 mm | +424 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 671 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 798 mm | +147 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 476 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 137 mm | -91 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 266 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 50 mm | -81 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chelambra?
Chelambra has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,908 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chelambra?
The hottest day measured in Chelambra between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chelambra?
The coldest day measured in Chelambra between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1966, at 20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chelambra?
Almost never: Chelambra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chelambra warmed?
Yes: Chelambra warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chelambra?
The wettest day measured in Chelambra between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with 404 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chelambra?
The windiest day measured in Chelambra between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chelambra?
The warmest month in Chelambra is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chelambra?
Chelambra receives on average 2,908 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chelambra?
Chelambra gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chelambra?
Yes: Chelambra has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chelambra?
In Chelambra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 20.0 °C on 1 January 1951.
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