Thottada climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Thottada?

Thottada has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,938 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, reaching 34.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Thottada?

The coldest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Thottada?

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

Q: Has the climate of Thottada warmed?

Yes: Thottada warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Thottada?

The wettest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1957, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Thottada?

The windiest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Thottada?

The warmest month in Thottada is April (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Thottada?

Thottada receives on average 2,938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Thottada?

Thottada gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Thottada (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,938 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Thottada averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Thottada has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 20 April 1998) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 11 December 1981).

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

ThottadaKerala

coords: 11.84°, 75.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.3°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,938mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

13.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

104 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.3 °C

Average feels-like low

28.7 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

34.0 °C

20 April 1998

Coldest day

19.0 °C

11 December 1981

Wettest day

245 mm

24 May 1957

Windiest day

42.2 km/h

21 November 1977

Strongest gust

77.4 km/h

21 November 1977

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

29 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

19.3 °C

2 January 1951

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 May 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.1 °C6 May 2025	20.8 °C20 December 2025	26.8 °C	3,304 mm	116
2024	33.6 °C26 April 2024	23.1 °C1 February 2024	27.4 °C	3,165 mm	165
2023	33.5 °C18 May 2023	21.4 °C12 January 2023	27.2 °C	2,200 mm	167
2022	32.2 °C4 March 2022	21.1 °C5 February 2022	26.7 °C	3,296 mm	117
2021	32.2 °C30 March 2021	22.6 °C10 February 2021	26.9 °C	3,330 mm	116
2020	32.7 °C9 April 2020	22.7 °C9 February 2020	27.3 °C	2,974 mm	164
2019	32.4 °C27 May 2019	21.1 °C4 January 2019	27.2 °C	3,350 mm	171
2018	32.0 °C16 April 2018	21.8 °C2 January 2018	26.9 °C	3,037 mm	131
2017	33.1 °C16 February 2017	21.4 °C30 December 2017	27.0 °C	2,606 mm	124
2016	33.5 °C2 May 2016	22.3 °C6 January 2016	27.2 °C	2,104 mm	142
2015	32.9 °C5 April 2015	22.1 °C14 January 2015	27.2 °C	2,267 mm	163
2014	32.6 °C28 May 2014	22.5 °C4 January 2014	27.1 °C	3,030 mm	151
2013	33.1 °C24 April 2013	22.0 °C16 January 2013	26.8 °C	2,932 mm	127
2012	32.0 °C18 April 2012	21.3 °C17 January 2012	26.7 °C	2,732 mm	130
2011	33.2 °C2 February 2011	20.5 °C26 December 2011	26.5 °C	3,476 mm	135
2010	33.0 °C15 April 2010	22.0 °C8 February 2010	26.9 °C	3,670 mm	126
2009	32.0 °C1 April 2009	21.3 °C22 January 2009	26.8 °C	3,135 mm	120
2008	32.9 °C28 February 2008	20.8 °C27 January 2008	26.6 °C	2,677 mm	101
2007	31.9 °C22 March 2007	21.3 °C26 November 2007	26.6 °C	3,864 mm	129
2006	32.6 °C5 March 2006	20.9 °C14 February 2006	26.7 °C	2,853 mm	133
2005	32.7 °C19 May 2005	21.3 °C19 November 2005	26.8 °C	2,624 mm	132
2004	33.1 °C14 February 2004	21.1 °C21 December 2004	26.6 °C	2,561 mm	138
2003	32.4 °C30 March 2003	21.2 °C9 December 2003	26.8 °C	2,539 mm	157
2002	33.2 °C1 February 2002	20.5 °C15 December 2002	26.7 °C	2,186 mm	120
2001	32.4 °C12 March 2001	20.8 °C14 December 2001	26.5 °C	2,269 mm	116
2000	33.3 °C29 February 2000	20.1 °C13 December 2000	26.3 °C	2,380 mm	99
1999	32.5 °C21 February 1999	21.4 °C21 December 1999	26.3 °C	2,401 mm	101
1998	34.0 °C20 April 1998	21.5 °C26 December 1998	26.9 °C	2,887 mm	148
1997	33.2 °C11 April 1997	21.6 °C21 January 1997	26.8 °C	2,472 mm	119
1996	33.0 °C21 May 1996	20.8 °C30 January 1996	26.5 °C	2,957 mm	131
1995	32.0 °C4 April 1995	20.6 °C18 December 1995	26.6 °C	2,599 mm	104
1994	32.1 °C24 December 1994	20.7 °C14 December 1994	26.4 °C	2,774 mm	117
1993	32.5 °C2 May 1993	20.1 °C3 January 1993	26.3 °C	2,747 mm	100
1992	32.4 °C3 January 1992	20.1 °C28 December 1992	26.1 °C	2,919 mm	85
1991	32.5 °C26 January 1991	20.3 °C28 December 1991	26.6 °C	3,024 mm	135
1990	33.2 °C8 April 1990	20.9 °C14 January 1990	26.4 °C	2,389 mm	112
1989	32.7 °C6 April 1989	20.2 °C4 February 1989	26.4 °C	2,626 mm	101
1988	32.7 °C18 March 1988	20.9 °C1 December 1988	26.6 °C	2,636 mm	125
1987	32.4 °C5 May 1987	21.5 °C1 February 1987	26.7 °C	1,884 mm	117
1986	33.6 °C29 May 1986	21.5 °C17 February 1986	26.5 °C	1,801 mm	111
1985	32.5 °C30 April 1985	20.7 °C30 November 1985	26.4 °C	2,105 mm	100
1984	31.9 °C18 May 1984	20.5 °C1 December 1984	26.3 °C	2,540 mm	88
1983	33.1 °C9 May 1983	20.6 °C5 February 1983	26.5 °C	2,788 mm	115
1982	32.7 °C7 May 1982	21.3 °C31 December 1982	26.5 °C	2,143 mm	110
1981	32.5 °C22 April 1981	19.0 °C11 December 1981	26.4 °C	2,827 mm	104
1980	32.2 °C10 April 1980	21.4 °C16 December 1980	26.6 °C	2,950 mm	122
1979	32.4 °C30 April 1979	21.9 °C29 December 1979	26.8 °C	2,486 mm	107
1978	32.4 °C30 April 1978	21.5 °C12 January 1978	26.3 °C	2,929 mm	92
1977	32.1 °C20 April 1977	20.6 °C7 January 1977	26.4 °C	2,472 mm	67
1976	31.9 °C30 April 1976	20.8 °C8 January 1976	26.2 °C	2,499 mm	69
1975	32.4 °C27 April 1975	20.0 °C13 January 1975	26.0 °C	3,052 mm	73
1974	32.0 °C29 December 1974	20.7 °C23 December 1974	26.0 °C	2,591 mm	72
1973	32.2 °C3 April 1973	21.4 °C8 October 1973	26.3 °C	2,755 mm	109
1972	31.9 °C6 April 1972	20.2 °C12 January 1972	26.3 °C	2,404 mm	74
1971	32.3 °C10 January 1971	20.4 °C21 December 1971	26.0 °C	2,792 mm	77
1970	32.6 °C23 February 1970	20.2 °C22 December 1970	26.2 °C	2,939 mm	94
1969	33.1 °C23 March 1969	22.2 °C7 February 1969	26.5 °C	2,884 mm	101
1968	31.6 °C26 March 1968	20.9 °C13 December 1968	26.2 °C	3,293 mm	67
1967	31.7 °C7 April 1967	20.0 °C20 January 1967	26.1 °C	3,739 mm	63
1966	32.3 °C6 April 1966	20.9 °C5 January 1966	26.2 °C	3,637 mm	100
1965	31.9 °C29 March 1965	20.5 °C15 January 1965	25.9 °C	3,316 mm	73
1964	32.5 °C12 April 1964	20.9 °C29 November 1964	26.0 °C	3,312 mm	109
1963	31.5 °C11 May 1963	21.1 °C24 January 1963	26.0 °C	3,003 mm	67
1962	32.2 °C5 May 1962	21.2 °C19 January 1962	26.1 °C	3,641 mm	69
1961	31.9 °C1 April 1961	21.2 °C26 January 1961	26.1 °C	4,529 mm	67
1960	31.8 °C1 April 1960	21.1 °C27 December 1960	26.0 °C	3,141 mm	71
1959	31.9 °C26 April 1959	21.0 °C24 December 1959	26.2 °C	3,147 mm	103
1958	32.9 °C10 April 1958	21.8 °C22 December 1958	26.3 °C	3,825 mm	83
1957	33.3 °C9 May 1957	20.4 °C7 January 1957	26.2 °C	3,204 mm	96
1956	32.7 °C22 April 1956	19.8 °C20 December 1956	25.6 °C	3,190 mm	64
1955	32.4 °C14 April 1955	20.7 °C25 December 1955	25.8 °C	3,586 mm	83
1954	32.5 °C8 December 1954	20.4 °C8 December 1954	25.8 °C	3,816 mm	71
1953	33.2 °C1 May 1953	20.2 °C23 January 1953	26.1 °C	2,345 mm	115
1952	32.5 °C27 February 1952	20.7 °C13 November 1952	25.8 °C	2,754 mm	95
1951	32.8 °C29 April 1951	19.1 °C2 January 1951	25.9 °C	2,715 mm	104
1950	32.5 °C25 February 1950	19.6 °C24 January 1950	25.5 °C	2,243 mm	73
1949	32.0 °C18 April 1949	19.8 °C10 February 1949	25.5 °C	2,832 mm	59
1948	32.0 °C16 April 1948	21.0 °C7 February 1948	26.1 °C	2,612 mm	88
1947	31.6 °C20 March 1947	21.7 °C7 November 1947	26.0 °C	2,199 mm	79
1946	32.0 °C29 March 1946	20.5 °C14 January 1946	25.7 °C	3,828 mm	76
1945	31.9 °C11 March 1945	20.9 °C14 December 1945	25.8 °C	3,621 mm	78
1944	32.2 °C4 April 1944	20.6 °C27 December 1944	25.9 °C	3,852 mm	66
1943	31.8 °C1 May 1943	20.3 °C2 January 1943	25.1 °C	5,053 mm	47
1942	32.7 °C12 April 1942	20.6 °C7 January 1942	25.5 °C	3,304 mm	72
1941	32.7 °C2 May 1941	20.2 °C25 December 1941	25.7 °C	3,453 mm	87
1940	31.8 °C12 April 1940	20.4 °C15 January 1940	25.4 °C	3,686 mm	52

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.2 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

+12

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3304 mm

+366 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.6 °C	+0.4 °C	9 mm	-0 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+0.3 °C	9 mm	+4 mm
Mar	30.9 °C	+0.3 °C	40 mm	+17 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	0.0 °C	128 mm	+32 mm
May	29.8 °C	-0.3 °C	701 mm	+408 mm
Jun	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	641 mm	-96 mm
Jul	27.3 °C	+0.3 °C	829 mm	+125 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+0.6 °C	457 mm	+6 mm
Sep	28.5 °C	+0.7 °C	140 mm	-99 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.7 °C	282 mm	+52 mm
Nov	29.3 °C	+0.4 °C	41 mm	-76 mm
Dec	28.9 °C	-0.2 °C	27 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.1 °C

6 May 2025

Coldest day

20.8 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

103.8 mm

19 Jul 2025

Windiest day

30.0 km/h

15 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

8 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.5 °C

16 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

25 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Thottada?

Thottada has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,938 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thottada?

The hottest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, reaching 34.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Thottada?

The coldest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Thottada?

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

Has the climate of Thottada warmed?

Yes: Thottada warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Thottada?

The wettest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1957, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Thottada?

The windiest day measured in Thottada between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Thottada?

The warmest month in Thottada is April (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Thottada?

Thottada receives on average 2,938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Thottada?

Thottada gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Thottada?

Yes: Thottada has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thottada?

In Thottada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 29 April 2024, and the lowest was 19.3 °C on 2 January 1951.

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