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Kozhikode, India climate

Am Tropical monsoon

Kozhikode has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 24°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2836 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 706 mm while March barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 35°C most of the year.

About 200 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 24°C.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 2836 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.8 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Kozhikode climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	34	34	35	34	31	30	30	31	32	33	33
Avg temp (°C)	28	29	30	31	30	28	27	27	28	28	29	28
Avg low (°C)	23	24	26	26	26	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Precipitation (mm)	7	1	0	21	189	680	706	417	272	393	132	19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	33	34	34	35	34	31
Avg temp (°C)	28	29	30	31	30	28
Avg low (°C)	23	24	26	26	26	24
Precipitation (mm)	7	1	0	21	189	680

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	30	31	32	33	33
Avg temp (°C)	27	27	28	28	29	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	23
Precipitation (mm)	706	417	272	393	132	19

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.4	1	5	7	17	19	16	13	11	6	2
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	23	26	25	23	8	4	4	8	15	19	22

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.4	1	5	7	17
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	23	26	25	23	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	19	16	13	11	6	2
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	4	4	8	15	19	22

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	31	29	32	50	69	88	91	87	76	73	60	42
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	18	18	17	8	3	0.4	0.1	0.2	2	3	6	13
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	8	12	13	11	4	3	5	8	9	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	2	8	17	26	28	26	21	20	13	6
Relative humidity (%)	65	63	66	74	80	87	90	90	88	85	79	71
Wind speed (m/s)	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.9	2.7	2.3	1.9	1.5	1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	31	29	32	50	69	88
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	18	18	17	8	3	0.4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	8	12	13	11	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	2	8	17	26
Relative humidity (%)	65	63	66	74	80	87
Wind speed (m/s)	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.4	2.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	91	87	76	73	60	42
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.1	0.2	2	3	6	13
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	3	5	8	9	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	28	26	21	20	13	6
Relative humidity (%)	90	90	88	85	79	71
Wind speed (m/s)	2.9	2.7	2.3	1.9	1.5	1.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Kozhikode, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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