Weather In Kerala
With around 120–140 rainy days per year, Kerala has a wet and maritime tropical climate influenced by the seasonal heavy rains of the southwest summer monsoon and northeast winter monsoon. Around 65% of the rainfall occurs from June to August corresponding to the Southwest monsoon, and the rest from September to December corresponding to Northeast monsoon. Kerala is the first state in India to receive rain from the Southwest monsoon. The influence of the Northeast monsoon is seen in southern districts only. Kerala’s rainfall averages 2,923 mm (115 in) annually. With comfortable temperature and soothing wind, Kerala Monsoon is famous as a unique holiday experience. The nature is fresh and attractive due to occasional rainfalls. This uniqueness makes Kerala a year round Holiday destination with sunny and warm weather.
Kerala: March is the hottest month in Kerala with an average temperature of 29°C (84°F) and the coldest is June at 27°C (81°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 9 in February. The wettest month is June with an average of 341mm of rain.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Average Temp | °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Average High Temp | °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Average Low Temp | °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Average Rainfall | mm | 21 | 26 | 40 | 119 | 216 | 341 | 239 | 156 | 175 | 268 | 192 | 69 |
Days | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 | |
Avg Daily Sunshine | Hours | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |