Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kotamangalam features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3565 mm (140.4 inches) and receives 264 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kotamangalam enjoys an average of 3496 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kotamangalam are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kotamangalam experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kotamangalam, Kerala, India with other places around the world.
Kotamangalam usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 26 rainy days and 490 mm (19.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kotamangalam are January, February and March. On average, 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118 (4.6) | 36 (1.4) | 99 (3.9) | 171 (6.7) | 351 (13.8) | 426 (16.8) | 390 (15.4) | 541 (21.3) | 323 (12.7) | 496 (19.5) | 432 (17.0) | 182 (7.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
The sunniest months in Kotamangalam are February, March and April, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kotamangalam: January, August and November receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 309 | 335 | 322 | 302 | 283 | 280 | 261 | 282 | 274 | 273 | 305 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 35m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 34m | 12h 41m | 12h 37m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 39m | 11h 32m |
Kotamangalam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kotamangalam UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |