Munnar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Munnar?

Munnar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,583 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2014, reaching 36.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Munnar?

The coldest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 10.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Munnar?

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

Q: Has the climate of Munnar warmed?

Yes: Munnar warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Munnar?

The wettest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1972, with 242 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Munnar?

The windiest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2025, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Munnar?

The warmest month in Munnar is March (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Munnar?

Munnar receives on average 2,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 248 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Munnar?

Munnar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Munnar (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,583 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Munnar averages 0 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 248 rainy days per year.

Munnar has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 3 April 2014) and the coldest 10.7 °C (on 27 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

MunnarKerala

coords: 10.09°, 77.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

21.9°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

18.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,583mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

8.8km/h

Seasonal range

3.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

248 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.4 °C

Average feels-like low

20.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

65 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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

36.0 °C

3 April 2014

Coldest day

10.7 °C

27 December 1941

Wettest day

242 mm

12 May 1972

Windiest day

26.8 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

96.5 km/h

23 July 1989

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

4 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

27 December 1941

Sunniest day

12.1 h

22 May 1981

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C6 March 2025	13.2 °C20 December 2025	22.4 °C	3,178 mm	35
2024	35.0 °C6 April 2024	16.9 °C7 February 2024	23.3 °C	3,092 mm	78
2023	33.2 °C13 April 2023	14.2 °C13 January 2023	23.0 °C	2,900 mm	39
2022	33.3 °C14 March 2022	16.0 °C23 December 2022	22.5 °C	3,389 mm	31
2021	33.3 °C23 March 2021	15.0 °C11 February 2021	22.7 °C	2,982 mm	42
2020	34.9 °C1 April 2020	15.3 °C27 December 2020	23.3 °C	2,528 mm	86
2019	35.0 °C13 April 2019	14.7 °C10 January 2019	23.3 °C	2,702 mm	67
2018	33.3 °C23 April 2018	14.9 °C3 February 2018	22.7 °C	3,081 mm	52
2017	31.3 °C1 April 2017	14.9 °C18 February 2017	22.6 °C	2,704 mm	16
2016	35.3 °C27 April 2016	15.8 °C31 December 2016	23.2 °C	1,742 mm	91
2015	33.6 °C30 March 2015	14.7 °C13 January 2015	22.9 °C	2,633 mm	39
2014	36.0 °C3 April 2014	15.3 °C9 February 2014	23.0 °C	2,717 mm	56
2013	34.1 °C24 March 2013	14.8 °C29 December 2013	22.7 °C	2,887 mm	76
2012	34.9 °C25 March 2012	12.9 °C17 January 2012	22.8 °C	1,956 mm	64
2011	34.6 °C15 March 2011	13.9 °C27 December 2011	22.5 °C	2,843 mm	49
2010	35.7 °C25 March 2010	14.7 °C13 December 2010	22.8 °C	2,987 mm	62
2009	35.0 °C4 April 2009	13.1 °C1 January 2009	22.7 °C	3,056 mm	45
2008	33.2 °C6 March 2008	13.9 °C23 December 2008	22.2 °C	2,346 mm	27
2007	35.3 °C5 April 2007	14.0 °C4 January 2007	22.6 °C	2,859 mm	68
2006	32.8 °C21 March 2006	14.1 °C21 January 2006	22.3 °C	3,022 mm	32
2005	34.1 °C22 March 2005	13.8 °C10 January 2005	22.4 °C	2,675 mm	48
2004	35.0 °C7 March 2004	14.3 °C17 January 2004	22.4 °C	2,595 mm	53
2003	32.9 °C14 April 2003	12.9 °C9 December 2003	22.4 °C	1,962 mm	51
2002	33.5 °C30 April 2002	12.7 °C15 January 2002	22.1 °C	1,949 mm	50
2001	32.8 °C17 March 2001	13.3 °C11 December 2001	21.9 °C	2,361 mm	36
2000	32.9 °C20 March 2000	12.8 °C14 December 2000	21.7 °C	2,579 mm	27
1999	33.9 °C20 March 1999	13.1 °C27 January 1999	21.6 °C	2,632 mm	37
1998	34.9 °C6 April 1998	13.7 °C26 December 1998	22.6 °C	2,543 mm	74
1997	35.0 °C16 March 1997	13.9 °C29 January 1997	22.2 °C	2,433 mm	42
1996	34.4 °C23 March 1996	13.8 °C30 October 1996	21.9 °C	3,219 mm	40
1995	33.1 °C23 March 1995	14.0 °C3 December 1995	22.1 °C	2,530 mm	31
1994	34.6 °C19 March 1994	13.7 °C29 January 1994	21.9 °C	2,738 mm	26
1993	32.9 °C3 April 1993	13.0 °C19 January 1993	21.9 °C	2,451 mm	42
1992	34.6 °C26 March 1992	13.3 °C7 January 1992	21.8 °C	2,744 mm	56
1991	34.7 °C20 March 1991	13.4 °C28 December 1991	22.1 °C	2,541 mm	54
1990	32.4 °C30 March 1990	12.1 °C19 January 1990	21.7 °C	2,345 mm	20
1989	35.2 °C7 April 1989	12.2 °C4 February 1989	22.0 °C	2,822 mm	52
1988	34.1 °C4 April 1988	14.0 °C2 December 1988	22.0 °C	2,284 mm	45
1987	35.5 °C15 April 1987	14.6 °C13 November 1987	22.6 °C	1,853 mm	71
1986	33.9 °C22 March 1986	13.7 °C18 November 1986	22.1 °C	1,900 mm	47
1985	32.9 °C16 March 1985	13.6 °C30 November 1985	21.7 °C	2,259 mm	47
1984	32.6 °C30 March 1984	12.2 °C18 December 1984	21.4 °C	2,650 mm	23
1983	34.7 °C4 April 1983	12.8 °C9 January 1983	22.3 °C	2,283 mm	76
1982	34.6 °C22 March 1982	14.6 °C17 January 1982	22.1 °C	1,841 mm	60
1981	33.7 °C31 March 1981	13.9 °C19 February 1981	21.9 °C	2,328 mm	56
1980	34.1 °C24 March 1980	13.7 °C22 January 1980	22.2 °C	2,026 mm	67
1979	34.6 °C8 April 1979	14.7 °C5 January 1979	22.1 °C	2,470 mm	38
1978	34.4 °C5 April 1978	14.1 °C19 January 1978	21.9 °C	2,683 mm	48
1977	33.2 °C24 March 1977	13.1 °C3 January 1977	21.9 °C	2,354 mm	39
1976	33.5 °C17 March 1976	13.7 °C6 January 1976	21.6 °C	2,124 mm	47
1975	33.4 °C2 April 1975	13.3 °C16 January 1975	21.4 °C	2,776 mm	51
1974	32.8 °C29 March 1974	12.0 °C7 January 1974	21.3 °C	1,975 mm	43
1973	35.2 °C20 March 1973	14.0 °C24 December 1973	21.8 °C	2,430 mm	49
1972	34.0 °C1 April 1972	11.8 °C12 January 1972	21.8 °C	2,279 mm	50
1971	33.5 °C1 April 1971	12.9 °C21 December 1971	21.2 °C	2,470 mm	28
1970	33.2 °C29 March 1970	11.8 °C6 December 1970	21.6 °C	2,321 mm	30
1969	33.1 °C31 March 1969	13.0 °C9 November 1969	22.0 °C	2,713 mm	45
1968	32.4 °C12 March 1968	13.4 °C12 December 1968	21.5 °C	2,897 mm	14
1967	33.0 °C7 March 1967	13.8 °C19 February 1967	21.7 °C	2,929 mm	44
1966	32.9 °C1 April 1966	14.3 °C2 January 1966	21.4 °C	3,055 mm	35
1965	32.3 °C17 March 1965	13.5 °C9 February 1965	21.1 °C	2,959 mm	31
1964	34.0 °C19 March 1964	12.9 °C13 January 1964	21.4 °C	2,767 mm	53
1963	32.3 °C8 April 1963	13.2 °C31 December 1963	21.4 °C	2,361 mm	33
1962	32.9 °C17 March 1962	13.8 °C17 January 1962	21.6 °C	2,819 mm	22
1961	34.0 °C12 March 1961	14.8 °C28 December 1961	21.6 °C	2,988 mm	48
1960	33.1 °C28 March 1960	14.1 °C25 December 1960	21.4 °C	2,909 mm	37
1959	34.6 °C27 March 1959	14.1 °C17 December 1959	21.8 °C	2,513 mm	68
1958	33.4 °C8 March 1958	12.9 °C11 January 1958	21.8 °C	2,596 mm	49
1957	31.8 °C10 May 1957	13.2 °C7 January 1957	21.5 °C	2,472 mm	39
1956	34.7 °C29 March 1956	13.2 °C4 January 1956	21.0 °C	2,594 mm	44
1955	32.9 °C19 March 1955	12.1 °C10 November 1955	21.0 °C	2,881 mm	41
1954	32.6 °C4 March 1954	13.3 °C1 December 1954	20.9 °C	3,307 mm	22
1953	32.6 °C19 March 1953	13.0 °C31 January 1953	21.0 °C	2,150 mm	12
1952	32.1 °C2 April 1952	12.8 °C21 January 1952	21.0 °C	2,062 mm	23
1951	33.0 °C3 March 1951	11.8 °C1 January 1951	21.1 °C	2,450 mm	28
1950	31.5 °C26 April 1950	12.4 °C15 November 1950	20.8 °C	1,559 mm	18
1949	31.9 °C18 April 1949	12.7 °C12 November 1949	20.7 °C	1,685 mm	17
1948	31.8 °C29 February 1948	14.6 °C25 December 1948	21.4 °C	2,382 mm	21
1947	30.8 °C23 March 1947	13.6 °C29 December 1947	21.0 °C	1,895 mm	5
1946	33.2 °C14 March 1946	11.8 °C12 January 1946	20.8 °C	2,950 mm	20
1945	33.6 °C27 March 1945	12.9 °C2 January 1945	21.0 °C	3,071 mm	44
1944	30.6 °C23 April 1944	12.5 °C30 December 1944	21.0 °C	3,052 mm	1
1943	31.8 °C3 March 1943	11.8 °C20 January 1943	20.1 °C	3,528 mm	22
1942	33.7 °C1 April 1942	12.3 °C23 December 1942	20.5 °C	2,213 mm	38
1941	31.7 °C14 March 1941	10.7 °C27 December 1941	20.5 °C	3,050 mm	23
1940	34.1 °C3 April 1940	13.1 °C9 December 1940	20.5 °C	3,285 mm	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.5 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

-7

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3178 mm

+595 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.3 °C	+0.3 °C	72 mm	+40 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+1.0 °C	7 mm	-20 mm
Mar	30.3 °C	-0.4 °C	88 mm	+30 mm
Apr	27.9 °C	-1.4 °C	249 mm	+104 mm
May	25.6 °C	-0.9 °C	628 mm	+355 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+1.1 °C	449 mm	+16 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	+0.7 °C	598 mm	+179 mm
Aug	24.8 °C	+0.9 °C	302 mm	-7 mm
Sep	25.2 °C	+0.7 °C	125 mm	-91 mm
Oct	25.7 °C	+0.6 °C	326 mm	+16 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	+0.1 °C	257 mm	-8 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	+0.7 °C	79 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

120.7 mm

30 May 2025

Windiest day

26.8 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

89.6 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Munnar?

Munnar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,583 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Munnar?

The hottest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2014, reaching 36.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Munnar?

The coldest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1941, at 10.7 °C.

Does it snow in Munnar?

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

Has the climate of Munnar warmed?

Yes: Munnar warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Munnar?

The wettest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1972, with 242 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Munnar?

The windiest day measured in Munnar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2025, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Munnar?

The warmest month in Munnar is March (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Munnar?

Munnar receives on average 2,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 248 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Munnar?

Munnar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Munnar?

Yes: Munnar has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Munnar?

In Munnar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 4 April 2016, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 27 December 1941.

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