Vaikam climate — normals and trends
Vaikam (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 3,044 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vaikam averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 245 rainy days per year.
Vaikam has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 25 March 2014) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 2 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
VaikamKerala
- coords
- 9.75°, 76.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
3,044mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
245 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
39.5 °C
25 March 2014
Coldest day
15.7 °C
2 January 1951
Wettest day
234 mm
8 November 2009
Windiest day
31.1 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
26 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.5 °C
1 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 May 2007
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 185 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 572 mm | +186 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 548 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 645 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 425 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 213 mm | -92 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 287 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 40 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vaikam?
Vaikam has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 3,044 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vaikam?
The hottest day measured in Vaikam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2014, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vaikam?
The coldest day measured in Vaikam between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vaikam?
Almost never: Vaikam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vaikam warmed?
Yes: Vaikam warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vaikam?
The wettest day measured in Vaikam between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2009, with 234 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vaikam?
The windiest day measured in Vaikam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vaikam?
The warmest month in Vaikam is March (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vaikam?
Vaikam receives on average 3,044 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 245 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vaikam?
Vaikam gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vaikam?
Yes: Vaikam has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vaikam?
In Vaikam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 26 April 2016, and the lowest was 15.5 °C on 1 January 1951.
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