Puthencruz climate — normals and trends
Puthencruz (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,594 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Puthencruz averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.
Puthencruz 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 39.9 °C (on 15 March 2011) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 1 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
PuthencruzKerala
- coords
- 9.98°, 76.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,594mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
237 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
220 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
39.9 °C
15 March 2011
Coldest day
15.0 °C
1 January 1951
Wettest day
254 mm
16 May 1998
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
30 May 2025
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
23 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 99 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 528 mm | +204 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 497 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 551 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 348 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 179 mm | -81 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 258 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puthencruz?
Puthencruz has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 2,594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puthencruz?
The hottest day measured in Puthencruz between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2011, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puthencruz?
The coldest day measured in Puthencruz between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1951, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Puthencruz?
Almost never: Puthencruz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puthencruz warmed?
Yes: Puthencruz warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puthencruz?
The wettest day measured in Puthencruz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1998, with 254 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puthencruz?
The windiest day measured in Puthencruz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2025, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puthencruz?
The warmest month in Puthencruz is March (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Puthencruz?
Puthencruz receives on average 2,594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puthencruz?
Puthencruz gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puthencruz?
Yes: Puthencruz has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puthencruz?
In Puthencruz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 23 March 2016, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 1 January 1951.
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