Nīlēshwar climate — normals and trends
Nīlēshwar (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 3,687 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nīlēshwar averages 0 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.
Nīlēshwar has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 7 March 1958) and the coldest 17.7 °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
NīlēshwarKerala
- coords
- 12.26°, 75.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
3,687mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
211 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
34.0 °C
7 March 1958
Coldest day
17.7 °C
3 January 1951
Wettest day
262 mm
18 May 2022
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
21 November 1977
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
21 November 1977
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
29 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
3 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 May 1953
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 | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 58 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 193 mm | +71 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 782 mm | +460 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 826 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1114 mm | +165 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 578 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 214 mm | -93 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 435 mm | +165 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 33 mm | -84 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nīlēshwar?
Nīlēshwar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 3,687 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nīlēshwar?
The hottest day measured in Nīlēshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nīlēshwar?
The coldest day measured in Nīlēshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nīlēshwar?
Almost never: Nīlēshwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nīlēshwar warmed?
Yes: Nīlēshwar warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nīlēshwar?
The wettest day measured in Nīlēshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2022, with 262 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nīlēshwar?
The windiest day measured in Nīlēshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nīlēshwar?
The warmest month in Nīlēshwar is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Nīlēshwar?
Nīlēshwar receives on average 3,687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nīlēshwar?
Nīlēshwar gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nīlēshwar?
Yes: Nīlēshwar has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nīlēshwar?
In Nīlēshwar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 3 January 1951.
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