Kumta climate — normals and trends
Kumta (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 3,261 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kumta averages 0 frost days, 203 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Kumta has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 14 March 1946) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 2 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
KumtaKarnataka
- coords
- 14.43°, 74.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
3,261mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
203 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
325 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
39.0 °C
14 March 1946
Coldest day
13.9 °C
2 January 1951
Wettest day
262 mm
21 June 1953
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
30 May 2006
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
15 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
2 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
2 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 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 | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 678 mm | +543 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 786 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 1048 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 715 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 301 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 228 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kumta?
Kumta has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 3,261 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kumta?
The hottest day measured in Kumta between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1946, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kumta?
The coldest day measured in Kumta between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kumta?
Almost never: Kumta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kumta warmed?
Yes: Kumta warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kumta?
The wettest day measured in Kumta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kumta?
The windiest day measured in Kumta between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2006, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kumta?
The warmest month in Kumta is April (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kumta?
Kumta receives on average 3,261 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kumta?
Kumta gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kumta?
Yes: Kumta has on average 325 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kumta?
In Kumta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 2 May 2002, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 2 January 1951.
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