Kattur climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kattur?

Kattur has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,589 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kattur?

The hottest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kattur?

The coldest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1950, at 19.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kattur?

Almost never: Kattur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kattur warmed?

Yes: Kattur warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kattur?

The wettest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1969, with 264 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kattur?

The windiest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2025, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kattur?

The warmest month in Kattur is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kattur?

Kattur receives on average 2,589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kattur?

Kattur gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kattur (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,589 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Kattur averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 242 rainy days per year.

Kattur has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 7 March 1958) and the coldest 19.5 °C (on 23 October 1950).

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

KatturKerala

coords: 10.37°, 76.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,589mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

14.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

163 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

242 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

29.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.3 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

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.0 °C

7 March 1958

Coldest day

19.5 °C

23 October 1950

Wettest day

264 mm

29 May 1969

Windiest day

39.6 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

73.1 km/h

13 November 1992

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

5 April 2015

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

20 January 1943

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 May 2007

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.6 °C24 February 2025	21.8 °C20 December 2025	27.4 °C	2,854 mm	213
2024	34.8 °C27 February 2024	23.9 °C12 July 2024	28.0 °C	3,036 mm	251
2023	35.8 °C3 March 2023	22.9 °C12 January 2023	27.9 °C	2,514 mm	257
2022	35.5 °C3 March 2022	22.5 °C21 November 2022	27.4 °C	3,092 mm	197
2021	35.1 °C2 February 2021	23.7 °C13 October 2021	27.5 °C	2,944 mm	208
2020	35.4 °C17 February 2020	23.7 °C7 September 2020	28.0 °C	2,559 mm	250
2019	35.1 °C24 February 2019	22.5 °C6 January 2019	28.0 °C	2,873 mm	258
2018	34.8 °C10 March 2018	23.3 °C21 January 2018	27.6 °C	2,697 mm	216
2017	34.2 °C28 February 2017	23.3 °C12 January 2017	27.6 °C	2,466 mm	209
2016	35.5 °C19 April 2016	21.7 °C2 December 2016	28.0 °C	1,862 mm	197
2015	34.7 °C22 February 2015	23.5 °C14 January 2015	27.9 °C	2,369 mm	257
2014	36.9 °C16 March 2014	23.0 °C30 November 2014	27.8 °C	2,598 mm	243
2013	34.9 °C11 February 2013	23.1 °C27 July 2013	27.5 °C	2,558 mm	198
2012	35.5 °C25 February 2012	22.9 °C17 January 2012	27.6 °C	2,159 mm	226
2011	35.5 °C15 March 2011	22.3 °C25 December 2011	27.4 °C	3,099 mm	226
2010	35.8 °C18 March 2010	22.8 °C24 December 2010	27.5 °C	3,085 mm	185
2009	33.7 °C12 January 2009	22.6 °C1 January 2009	27.5 °C	2,796 mm	209
2008	34.9 °C6 March 2008	22.5 °C31 December 2008	27.2 °C	2,574 mm	182
2007	34.8 °C17 December 2007	22.7 °C26 December 2007	27.4 °C	3,237 mm	215
2006	34.4 °C13 January 2006	22.7 °C31 January 2006	27.3 °C	2,744 mm	211
2005	35.2 °C11 February 2005	22.2 °C29 December 2005	27.4 °C	2,514 mm	189
2004	35.5 °C2 March 2004	22.8 °C21 December 2004	27.2 °C	2,609 mm	195
2003	34.4 °C29 December 2003	21.2 °C9 December 2003	27.2 °C	2,688 mm	217
2002	34.9 °C31 January 2002	22.3 °C22 December 2002	27.1 °C	2,032 mm	179
2001	33.7 °C7 March 2001	21.4 °C11 December 2001	26.9 °C	2,336 mm	170
2000	33.8 °C1 March 2000	20.7 °C14 December 2000	26.8 °C	2,179 mm	176
1999	35.2 °C2 March 1999	21.8 °C26 January 1999	26.8 °C	2,314 mm	145
1998	35.5 °C30 January 1998	21.8 °C26 December 1998	27.3 °C	2,638 mm	171
1997	33.7 °C27 March 1997	22.1 °C12 July 1997	27.1 °C	2,544 mm	199
1996	35.1 °C18 February 1996	21.9 °C4 December 1996	26.8 °C	2,634 mm	169
1995	35.0 °C6 February 1995	21.3 °C15 December 1995	27.0 °C	2,467 mm	162
1994	36.1 °C3 March 1994	22.4 °C14 December 1994	26.9 °C	2,521 mm	179
1993	34.4 °C25 January 1993	21.4 °C8 January 1993	26.8 °C	2,404 mm	172
1992	34.0 °C2 April 1992	20.9 °C28 December 1992	26.6 °C	2,709 mm	156
1991	35.4 °C20 February 1991	21.8 °C9 December 1991	27.1 °C	2,558 mm	185
1990	33.9 °C8 February 1990	21.9 °C19 January 1990	26.9 °C	2,288 mm	174
1989	33.5 °C16 December 1989	21.8 °C1 January 1989	26.8 °C	2,452 mm	186
1988	34.5 °C30 January 1988	21.6 °C1 December 1988	27.0 °C	2,551 mm	167
1987	35.2 °C24 March 1987	22.1 °C5 January 1987	27.3 °C	1,765 mm	195
1986	34.1 °C20 December 1986	22.5 °C3 January 1986	26.9 °C	1,865 mm	178
1985	34.8 °C11 March 1985	21.7 °C29 November 1985	26.6 °C	1,979 mm	145
1984	33.0 °C1 March 1984	20.6 °C2 December 1984	26.5 °C	2,173 mm	136
1983	34.4 °C1 April 1983	22.0 °C22 December 1983	27.1 °C	2,079 mm	179
1982	34.5 °C15 March 1982	22.2 °C15 December 1982	26.9 °C	1,910 mm	190
1981	35.0 °C5 March 1981	21.4 °C12 December 1981	26.9 °C	2,272 mm	165
1980	34.2 °C19 January 1980	21.7 °C13 January 1980	27.0 °C	2,263 mm	199
1979	33.5 °C8 April 1979	22.7 °C27 August 1979	27.2 °C	2,114 mm	191
1978	34.0 °C27 February 1978	22.1 °C4 February 1978	26.7 °C	2,869 mm	161
1977	34.6 °C26 March 1977	22.0 °C14 January 1977	26.7 °C	2,392 mm	132
1976	33.5 °C22 February 1976	21.8 °C16 January 1976	26.5 °C	2,462 mm	137
1975	33.7 °C23 February 1975	20.9 °C12 January 1975	26.3 °C	2,770 mm	124
1974	34.2 °C17 February 1974	21.5 °C28 November 1974	26.3 °C	2,166 mm	132
1973	35.5 °C17 March 1973	22.0 °C27 December 1973	26.7 °C	2,267 mm	144
1972	34.0 °C3 March 1972	21.2 °C8 January 1972	26.6 °C	2,480 mm	142
1971	34.5 °C8 January 1971	21.0 °C30 October 1971	26.2 °C	2,368 mm	118
1970	33.8 °C4 February 1970	20.9 °C8 December 1970	26.6 °C	2,516 mm	136
1969	33.9 °C8 March 1969	22.6 °C4 November 1969	26.8 °C	3,365 mm	152
1968	34.1 °C8 March 1968	21.6 °C13 December 1968	26.5 °C	2,804 mm	133
1967	33.8 °C19 February 1967	21.5 °C8 January 1967	26.5 °C	3,381 mm	144
1966	34.2 °C11 February 1966	22.2 °C1 January 1966	26.3 °C	3,350 mm	118
1965	34.4 °C24 February 1965	21.5 °C21 June 1965	26.1 °C	3,066 mm	114
1964	34.2 °C13 March 1964	21.3 °C13 January 1964	26.3 °C	3,152 mm	145
1963	33.1 °C15 February 1963	21.7 °C18 December 1963	26.2 °C	2,635 mm	130
1962	35.7 °C14 February 1962	22.5 °C11 January 1962	26.5 °C	3,115 mm	126
1961	35.5 °C12 March 1961	22.1 °C21 July 1961	26.5 °C	3,285 mm	149
1960	34.2 °C13 February 1960	21.5 °C19 November 1960	26.2 °C	3,056 mm	100
1959	34.9 °C21 February 1959	22.2 °C24 December 1959	26.6 °C	2,411 mm	151
1958	37.0 °C7 March 1958	22.3 °C25 November 1958	26.7 °C	2,847 mm	135
1957	33.6 °C21 January 1957	21.7 °C7 January 1957	26.5 °C	2,404 mm	136
1956	33.5 °C27 March 1956	20.4 °C20 December 1956	25.9 °C	2,807 mm	90
1955	34.5 °C25 February 1955	20.3 °C20 December 1955	26.0 °C	2,840 mm	112
1954	34.0 °C8 March 1954	21.8 °C12 November 1954	26.1 °C	3,255 mm	131
1953	33.6 °C27 February 1953	20.5 °C1 January 1953	26.3 °C	1,921 mm	148
1952	33.1 °C18 April 1952	21.7 °C3 March 1952	26.2 °C	1,997 mm	123
1951	35.0 °C3 March 1951	20.1 °C2 January 1951	26.2 °C	2,146 mm	126
1950	32.8 °C11 January 1950	19.5 °C23 October 1950	25.8 °C	1,571 mm	100
1949	32.2 °C26 November 1949	21.3 °C13 November 1949	25.8 °C	2,232 mm	87
1948	33.9 °C1 March 1948	22.1 °C20 July 1948	26.4 °C	2,434 mm	145
1947	33.0 °C15 January 1947	21.8 °C28 January 1947	26.2 °C	2,008 mm	121
1946	34.9 °C6 February 1946	21.3 °C15 January 1946	25.9 °C	2,960 mm	122
1945	34.3 °C27 March 1945	21.3 °C27 November 1945	26.0 °C	3,015 mm	113
1944	32.6 °C2 May 1944	20.8 °C11 December 1944	26.0 °C	3,299 mm	118
1943	35.0 °C21 February 1943	20.7 °C20 January 1943	25.2 °C	3,323 mm	84
1942	33.8 °C9 March 1942	21.1 °C2 January 1942	25.5 °C	2,647 mm	100
1941	32.2 °C10 February 1941	20.7 °C26 December 1941	25.7 °C	3,038 mm	107
1940	35.2 °C18 February 1940	19.8 °C18 January 1940	25.5 °C	3,004 mm	77

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.2 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

213 d/yr

+50

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2854 mm

+265 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.6 °C	+0.9 °C	31 mm	+16 mm
Feb	32.2 °C	+0.9 °C	4 mm	-16 mm
Mar	32.0 °C	+0.2 °C	99 mm	+41 mm
Apr	31.6 °C	+0.3 °C	140 mm	-18 mm
May	30.1 °C	-0.1 °C	512 mm	+190 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+0.9 °C	458 mm	-52 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+0.5 °C	621 mm	+161 mm
Aug	28.5 °C	+0.7 °C	369 mm	+24 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+0.9 °C	136 mm	-93 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+1.1 °C	378 mm	+116 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+0.3 °C	84 mm	-82 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+0.5 °C	21 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

24 Feb 2025

Coldest day

21.8 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

95.0 mm

15 Oct 2025

Windiest day

39.6 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

8 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.8 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kattur?

Kattur has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,589 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kattur?

The hottest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kattur?

The coldest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1950, at 19.5 °C.

Does it snow in Kattur?

Almost never: Kattur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kattur warmed?

Yes: Kattur warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kattur?

The wettest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1969, with 264 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kattur?

The windiest day measured in Kattur between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2025, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kattur?

The warmest month in Kattur is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Kattur?

Kattur receives on average 2,589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kattur?

Kattur gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kattur?

Yes: Kattur has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kattur?

In Kattur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 5 April 2015, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 20 January 1943.

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