Kottur climate — normals and trends
Kottur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,364 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kottur averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Kottur 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 37.4 °C (on 4 April 2007) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 31 December 1941).
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
KotturTamil Nadu
- coords
- 10.54°, 76.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,364mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
261 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 = 0.78 · 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
37.4 °C
4 April 2007
Coldest day
13.2 °C
31 December 1941
Wettest day
160 mm
9 November 1957
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
23 July 1989
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
14 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
27 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.1 h
26 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 22 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 48 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 95 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 301 mm | +185 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 220 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 390 mm | +154 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 176 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 253 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kottur?
Kottur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kottur?
The hottest day measured in Kottur between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2007, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kottur?
The coldest day measured in Kottur between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1941, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kottur?
Almost never: Kottur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kottur warmed?
Yes: Kottur warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kottur?
The wettest day measured in Kottur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1957, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kottur?
The windiest day measured in Kottur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kottur?
The warmest month in Kottur is April (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kottur?
Kottur receives on average 1,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kottur?
Kottur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kottur?
Yes: Kottur has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kottur?
In Kottur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 14 April 2016, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 27 January 1946.
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