Cherpulassery climate — normals and trends
Cherpulassery (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,831 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 March (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cherpulassery averages 0 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Cherpulassery has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 25 March 2014) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 1 January 1951).
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
CherpulasseryKerala
- coords
- 10.88°, 76.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,831mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
338 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
40.4 °C
25 March 2014
Coldest day
14.6 °C
1 January 1951
Wettest day
218 mm
19 May 1955
Windiest day
25.8 km/h
22 June 2007
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
26 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
8 December 1954
Sunniest day
12.1 h
21 May 1953
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 | 33.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 63 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 169 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 753 mm | +458 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 568 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 618 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 409 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | -138 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 398 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 94 mm | -106 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cherpulassery?
Cherpulassery has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 2,831 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cherpulassery?
The hottest day measured in Cherpulassery between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2014, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cherpulassery?
The coldest day measured in Cherpulassery between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1951, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cherpulassery?
Almost never: Cherpulassery sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cherpulassery warmed?
Yes: Cherpulassery warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cherpulassery?
The wettest day measured in Cherpulassery between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cherpulassery?
The windiest day measured in Cherpulassery between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2007, with winds reaching 25.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cherpulassery?
The warmest month in Cherpulassery is March (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cherpulassery?
Cherpulassery receives on average 2,831 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cherpulassery?
Cherpulassery gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cherpulassery?
Yes: Cherpulassery has on average 338 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cherpulassery?
In Cherpulassery, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 26 April 2016, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 8 December 1954.
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