Kottūru climate — normals and trends
Kottūru (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 713 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kottūru averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Kottūru has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 19 May 2005) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 3 January 1951).
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
KottūruKarnataka
- coords
- 14.82°, 76.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
713mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
40.3 °C
19 May 2005
Coldest day
10.5 °C
3 January 1951
Wettest day
138 mm
18 July 2021
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
20 June 1953
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
6 May 1993
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
3 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 May 1952
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 | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | -2.9 °C | 147 mm | +93 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 187 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 168 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 180 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 99 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 80 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kottūru?
Kottūru has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kottūru?
The hottest day measured in Kottūru between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2005, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kottūru?
The coldest day measured in Kottūru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kottūru?
Almost never: Kottūru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kottūru warmed?
Yes: Kottūru warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kottūru?
The wettest day measured in Kottūru between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2021, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kottūru?
The windiest day measured in Kottūru between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1953, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kottūru?
The warmest month in Kottūru is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kottūru?
Kottūru receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kottūru?
Kottūru gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kottūru?
Yes: Kottūru has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kottūru?
In Kottūru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 6 May 1993, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 3 January 1951.
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