Kalpatta climate — normals and trends
Kalpatta (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,981 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kalpatta averages 0 frost days, 123 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Kalpatta has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 23 March 1987) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 2 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
KalpattaKerala
- coords
- 11.61°, 76.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,981mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
123 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
36.2 °C
23 March 1987
Coldest day
11.8 °C
2 January 1951
Wettest day
378 mm
24 May 1957
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
19 May 1955
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
2 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.1 h
21 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 45 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 136 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 741 mm | +470 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 724 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 716 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 505 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 138 mm | -128 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 245 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 31 mm | -68 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalpatta?
Kalpatta has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,981 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalpatta?
The hottest day measured in Kalpatta between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1987, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalpatta?
The coldest day measured in Kalpatta between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kalpatta?
Almost never: Kalpatta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kalpatta warmed?
Yes: Kalpatta warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalpatta?
The wettest day measured in Kalpatta between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1957, with 378 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalpatta?
The windiest day measured in Kalpatta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalpatta?
The warmest month in Kalpatta is April (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalpatta?
Kalpatta receives on average 2,981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalpatta?
Kalpatta gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kalpatta?
Yes: Kalpatta has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalpatta?
In Kalpatta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 2 January 1951.
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