Karuva climate — normals and trends
Karuva (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,341 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 July (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Karuva averages 0 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.
Karuva has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 8 May 2024) and the coldest 21.9 °C (on 2 December 1984).
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
KaruvaKerala
- coords
- 8.95°, 76.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,341mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
259 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
29.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
32.8 °C
8 May 2024
Coldest day
21.9 °C
2 December 1984
Wettest day
210 mm
11 May 1972
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
22.2 °C
24 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 June 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 192 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 399 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 363 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 460 mm | +114 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 242 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 194 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 256 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 154 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 14 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karuva?
Karuva has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,341 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karuva?
The hottest day measured in Karuva between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karuva?
The coldest day measured in Karuva between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1984, at 21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Karuva?
Almost never: Karuva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karuva warmed?
Yes: Karuva warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karuva?
The wettest day measured in Karuva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1972, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karuva?
The windiest day measured in Karuva between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karuva?
The warmest month in Karuva is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Karuva?
Karuva receives on average 2,341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karuva?
Karuva gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karuva?
Yes: Karuva has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karuva?
In Karuva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 22.2 °C on 24 January 1943.
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