Kannur climate — normals and trends
Kannur (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,796 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kannur averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Kannur has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 29 April 2024) and the coldest 22.5 °C (on 22 January 1949).
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
KannurKerala
- coords
- 11.87°, 75.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
25.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,796mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
32.0 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest day
22.5 °C
22 January 1949
Wettest day
219 mm
13 May 1958
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
21 November 1977
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
21 November 1977
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.3 °C
14 June 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 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 | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 130 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 627 mm | +325 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 560 mm | -134 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 765 mm | +116 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 403 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 157 mm | -71 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 273 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | -77 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kannur?
Kannur has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,796 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kannur?
The hottest day measured in Kannur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2024, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kannur?
The coldest day measured in Kannur between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1949, at 22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kannur?
Almost never: Kannur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kannur warmed?
Yes: Kannur warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kannur?
The wettest day measured in Kannur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1958, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kannur?
The windiest day measured in Kannur between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kannur?
The warmest month in Kannur is April (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kannur?
Kannur receives on average 2,796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kannur?
Kannur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kannur?
Yes: Kannur has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kannur?
In Kannur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 22.3 °C on 14 June 1953.
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