Tirkadavūr climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,341 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 32.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tirkadavūr?

The coldest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1984, at 21.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tirkadavūr?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tirkadavūr warmed?

Yes: Tirkadavūr warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tirkadavūr?

The wettest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1972, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tirkadavūr?

The windiest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tirkadavūr?

The warmest month in Tirkadavūr is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr receives on average 2,341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Tirkadavūr (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,341 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Tirkadavūr averages 0 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.

Tirkadavūr has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 8 May 2024) and the coldest 21.9 °C (on 2 December 1984).

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

TirkadavūrKerala

coords: 8.92°, 76.59°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

28.5°C

Average daily low

25.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,341mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

259 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.6 °C

Average feels-like low

29.3 °C

Average peak gust

31.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °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

32.8 °C

8 May 2024

Coldest day

21.9 °C

2 December 1984

Wettest day

210 mm

11 May 1972

Windiest day

52.2 km/h

13 November 1992

Strongest gust

92.5 km/h

13 November 1992

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

27 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

22.2 °C

24 January 1943

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 June 1979

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.3 °C26 February 2025	23.6 °C20 December 2025	27.4 °C	2,388 mm	115
2024	32.8 °C8 May 2024	24.6 °C17 December 2024	27.9 °C	2,909 mm	138
2023	31.8 °C1 March 2023	24.6 °C13 January 2023	27.8 °C	2,677 mm	139
2022	31.6 °C16 April 2022	24.2 °C10 December 2022	27.3 °C	2,636 mm	73
2021	31.4 °C14 December 2021	24.6 °C28 January 2021	27.4 °C	2,731 mm	85
2020	32.2 °C11 February 2020	24.7 °C9 October 2020	27.8 °C	2,249 mm	145
2019	32.0 °C24 April 2019	24.0 °C10 January 2019	27.8 °C	2,466 mm	143
2018	31.6 °C12 March 2018	24.3 °C21 January 2018	27.4 °C	2,259 mm	89
2017	32.0 °C15 February 2017	24.4 °C29 December 2017	27.5 °C	2,452 mm	84
2016	32.4 °C18 February 2016	23.8 °C1 December 2016	27.7 °C	1,872 mm	120
2015	32.0 °C2 February 2015	24.5 °C13 January 2015	27.6 °C	2,330 mm	101
2014	31.9 °C25 March 2014	24.3 °C26 September 2014	27.5 °C	2,450 mm	101
2013	31.6 °C12 February 2013	24.0 °C27 July 2013	27.3 °C	2,395 mm	87
2012	31.7 °C3 February 2012	23.9 °C16 January 2012	27.4 °C	2,231 mm	61
2011	31.1 °C31 January 2011	24.1 °C25 February 2011	27.3 °C	2,656 mm	71
2010	31.9 °C22 April 2010	24.4 °C27 November 2010	27.4 °C	2,846 mm	89
2009	31.4 °C16 January 2009	24.1 °C1 January 2009	27.4 °C	2,713 mm	89
2008	31.4 °C28 February 2008	24.2 °C30 December 2008	27.1 °C	2,435 mm	35
2007	31.8 °C5 April 2007	24.1 °C1 September 2007	27.3 °C	2,656 mm	90
2006	32.1 °C4 February 2006	23.8 °C31 January 2006	27.3 °C	2,351 mm	87
2005	31.9 °C28 April 2005	24.0 °C25 November 2005	27.3 °C	2,530 mm	96
2004	31.6 °C8 January 2004	24.3 °C17 December 2004	27.1 °C	2,365 mm	86
2003	31.6 °C22 March 2003	23.9 °C28 November 2003	27.2 °C	2,429 mm	78
2002	31.3 °C23 February 2002	23.7 °C14 January 2002	27.0 °C	2,054 mm	54
2001	30.9 °C12 March 2001	23.7 °C11 December 2001	26.9 °C	2,111 mm	48
2000	30.9 °C18 April 2000	23.1 °C15 December 2000	26.8 °C	2,064 mm	49
1999	30.9 °C27 December 1999	23.7 °C30 December 1999	26.7 °C	2,477 mm	34
1998	32.5 °C31 January 1998	24.0 °C21 December 1998	27.4 °C	2,486 mm	125
1997	31.4 °C27 March 1997	23.8 °C1 February 1997	27.1 °C	2,300 mm	87
1996	31.0 °C4 March 1996	23.6 °C9 September 1996	26.8 °C	2,198 mm	48
1995	31.5 °C6 February 1995	23.6 °C15 December 1995	27.0 °C	2,352 mm	55
1994	31.3 °C20 December 1994	23.7 °C4 August 1994	26.9 °C	2,252 mm	53
1993	31.6 °C11 May 1993	23.0 °C3 January 1993	26.7 °C	2,276 mm	43
1992	31.2 °C4 May 1992	22.6 °C28 December 1992	26.7 °C	2,405 mm	52
1991	31.4 °C15 December 1991	23.5 °C9 December 1991	27.0 °C	2,181 mm	87
1990	32.1 °C8 February 1990	23.4 °C18 January 1990	26.9 °C	2,143 mm	69
1989	30.7 °C6 April 1989	23.8 °C27 July 1989	26.7 °C	2,307 mm	36
1988	31.7 °C11 March 1988	23.5 °C16 December 1988	27.1 °C	2,386 mm	94
1987	31.4 °C12 April 1987	24.3 °C20 November 1987	27.3 °C	1,947 mm	72
1986	30.7 °C25 April 1986	23.7 °C26 August 1986	26.8 °C	1,657 mm	42
1985	31.4 °C12 March 1985	23.5 °C31 December 1985	26.6 °C	2,102 mm	44
1984	31.0 °C9 April 1984	21.9 °C2 December 1984	26.5 °C	1,868 mm	26
1983	31.2 °C1 April 1983	23.7 °C6 January 1983	27.1 °C	1,699 mm	62
1982	31.3 °C24 April 1982	23.9 °C16 January 1982	27.0 °C	1,639 mm	60
1981	31.2 °C7 April 1981	23.4 °C21 January 1981	26.8 °C	1,989 mm	71
1980	31.9 °C19 January 1980	23.5 °C13 January 1980	27.0 °C	1,859 mm	62
1979	31.0 °C12 April 1979	24.0 °C5 January 1979	27.0 °C	2,018 mm	50
1978	31.0 °C6 December 1978	23.6 °C4 February 1978	26.6 °C	2,322 mm	43
1977	31.2 °C26 March 1977	23.8 °C29 December 1977	26.7 °C	1,882 mm	29
1976	30.3 °C9 April 1976	22.9 °C6 January 1976	26.5 °C	2,080 mm	16
1975	31.1 °C24 February 1975	22.6 °C11 January 1975	26.3 °C	2,494 mm	18
1974	31.3 °C27 December 1974	22.9 °C15 January 1974	26.3 °C	1,882 mm	15
1973	31.4 °C5 April 1973	22.8 °C27 December 1973	26.7 °C	1,958 mm	57
1972	31.1 °C21 January 1972	23.2 °C13 January 1972	26.7 °C	2,431 mm	28
1971	30.5 °C22 April 1971	23.4 °C22 October 1971	26.3 °C	2,282 mm	13
1970	31.2 °C30 April 1970	23.6 °C14 August 1970	26.7 °C	2,442 mm	42
1969	31.7 °C8 February 1969	23.9 °C31 January 1969	26.8 °C	2,754 mm	58
1968	30.3 °C6 March 1968	23.6 °C13 January 1968	26.5 °C	2,449 mm	23
1967	31.5 °C15 February 1967	22.7 °C8 January 1967	26.5 °C	2,973 mm	18
1966	31.0 °C27 February 1966	23.3 °C28 July 1966	26.5 °C	3,043 mm	14
1965	30.4 °C15 January 1965	23.0 °C22 June 1965	26.3 °C	2,800 mm	6
1964	31.2 °C14 February 1964	23.1 °C13 August 1964	26.4 °C	2,723 mm	48
1963	31.0 °C10 May 1963	22.2 °C7 January 1963	26.5 °C	2,328 mm	15
1962	31.0 °C3 February 1962	23.6 °C27 July 1962	26.6 °C	2,909 mm	29
1961	31.0 °C31 March 1961	22.9 °C21 July 1961	26.6 °C	2,663 mm	31
1960	30.9 °C14 February 1960	23.8 °C27 January 1960	26.2 °C	2,537 mm	8
1959	31.1 °C19 March 1959	23.8 °C26 July 1959	26.7 °C	2,035 mm	32
1958	31.7 °C7 March 1958	23.2 °C26 June 1958	26.7 °C	2,258 mm	28
1957	30.6 °C10 May 1957	23.3 °C8 January 1957	26.5 °C	2,265 mm	17
1956	30.8 °C20 April 1956	22.7 °C28 July 1956	25.9 °C	2,149 mm	18
1955	30.5 °C5 April 1955	22.6 °C14 December 1955	26.1 °C	2,341 mm	12
1954	30.6 °C9 April 1954	22.5 °C3 July 1954	26.2 °C	2,711 mm	11
1953	30.9 °C25 April 1953	22.2 °C1 January 1953	26.5 °C	1,782 mm	28
1952	30.8 °C19 January 1952	22.7 °C19 December 1952	26.4 °C	1,970 mm	26
1951	31.2 °C1 March 1951	22.9 °C1 January 1951	26.4 °C	2,120 mm	12
1950	30.1 °C9 April 1950	22.8 °C7 October 1950	26.1 °C	1,697 mm	3
1949	30.4 °C23 April 1949	22.9 °C23 December 1949	26.1 °C	1,957 mm	10
1948	30.8 °C4 May 1948	23.1 °C20 July 1948	26.5 °C	2,156 mm	28
1947	30.4 °C7 January 1947	23.2 °C28 July 1947	26.4 °C	1,893 mm	18
1946	31.1 °C9 April 1946	22.8 °C4 January 1946	26.2 °C	2,662 mm	39
1945	30.7 °C25 February 1945	22.7 °C22 January 1945	26.1 °C	2,856 mm	10
1944	31.1 °C2 May 1944	22.7 °C27 December 1944	26.2 °C	2,937 mm	16
1943	30.8 °C20 February 1943	22.9 °C31 January 1943	25.6 °C	2,692 mm	6
1942	30.5 °C16 April 1942	22.9 °C6 January 1942	25.8 °C	2,588 mm	4
1941	30.6 °C29 April 1941	22.4 °C24 December 1941	26.0 °C	2,882 mm	13
1940	30.4 °C16 February 1940	22.5 °C18 January 1940	25.9 °C	2,625 mm	1

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

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

115 d/yr

+63

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2388 mm

+47 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.0 °C	+1.2 °C	27 mm	+4 mm
Feb	30.3 °C	+1.1 °C	8 mm	-19 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	79 mm	+15 mm
Apr	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	192 mm	+42 mm
May	29.8 °C	+0.5 °C	399 mm	+61 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	+0.8 °C	363 mm	-72 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	+0.8 °C	460 mm	+114 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	+0.5 °C	242 mm	-40 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+0.8 °C	194 mm	-38 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+1.1 °C	256 mm	+29 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	+0.2 °C	154 mm	-7 mm
Dec	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	14 mm	-44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.3 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

23.6 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

68.8 mm

20 Jul 2025

Windiest day

39.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

70.9 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,341 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tirkadavūr?

The hottest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 32.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tirkadavūr?

The coldest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1984, at 21.9 °C.

Does it snow in Tirkadavūr?

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

Has the climate of Tirkadavūr warmed?

Yes: Tirkadavūr warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tirkadavūr?

The wettest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1972, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tirkadavūr?

The windiest day measured in Tirkadavūr between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tirkadavūr?

The warmest month in Tirkadavūr is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr receives on average 2,341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tirkadavūr?

Tirkadavūr gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Tirkadavūr?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tirkadavūr?

In Tirkadavūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 22.2 °C on 24 January 1943.

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