Kanhangad climate — normals and trends
Kanhangad (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,948 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kanhangad averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Kanhangad has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 29 May 1998) and the coldest 22.3 °C (on 30 November 1944).
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
KanhangadKerala
- coords
- 12.31°, 75.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,948mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
29.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
31.2 °C
29 May 1998
Coldest day
22.3 °C
30 November 1944
Wettest day
232 mm
21 May 1957
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
21 November 1977
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
21 November 1977
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.4 °C
5 January 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
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 | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 125 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 681 mm | +402 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 654 mm | -125 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 912 mm | +138 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 431 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 176 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 381 mm | +198 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanhangad?
Kanhangad has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,948 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanhangad?
The hottest day measured in Kanhangad between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1998, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanhangad?
The coldest day measured in Kanhangad between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1944, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kanhangad?
Almost never: Kanhangad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanhangad warmed?
Yes: Kanhangad warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanhangad?
The wettest day measured in Kanhangad between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1957, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanhangad?
The windiest day measured in Kanhangad between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanhangad?
The warmest month in Kanhangad is April (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanhangad?
Kanhangad receives on average 2,948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanhangad?
Kanhangad gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanhangad?
Yes: Kanhangad has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanhangad?
In Kanhangad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 22.4 °C on 5 January 1953.
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