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Kerala Weather and Climate
Kerala Weather and Climate
Kerala is supremely characterized by the humid tropical wet weather similar to rainforests. Eastern Kerala is particularly more dry and have drier tropical wet climate. There is 3107 mm rainfall every year in Kerala. Kerala’s plain receives on an average 1250 mm rainfall yearly and kerala highlands receives more than 5000 mm rainfall yearly. Idukki district is considered among the wettest region of Kerala. Seasonal monsoon is mostly the reason for downpour in Kerala. On an average, Kerala receives rainfall for 120-140 days annually.
| Max. Temperature of Kerala - 36.7oC (approx.) |
| Minimum Temperature of Kerala - 19.8oC |
In summer, Kerala is exposed to gale force winds, torrential downpours, storm surges, casual droughts and rises in the sea level. June is the month when you can experience breeze all around. Generally the weather of kerala is moderate throughout the year i.e. not too hot or not too cold.
You can visit kerala from November to February when the weather is cool, windy and you can enjoy some misty mornings too.
Kerala Weather is generally hot during March to May and September to October. You can see green lush scenic beauty all around there.
Kerala is in the tropical zone and as such it experiences high
temperature and humidity all the year round. The mean monthly
temperature in the lowland is around 26.7°c. In summer it swings
between 26.7°c and 29.4°c and in winter -between 23.8°c and 26.7°c.
The mean maximum tempera-taure on the eve of the onset of monsoon is
32.2°c. In winter, it drops to 21.1°c. In striking contrast is the
weather in highlands and hilly regions. Here the climate is always
cool and pleasant.
Kerala has plenty of rainfall. This occurs in two phases. The former
locally called Edavapathy, begins in June and continues up to
September, it recedes to give place to Thulava-rsham, the latter
which sets in, in the month of September and continues up to the
middle of December. They are the south-west monsoon and northeast
monsoon respectively. During both these seasons, thick frightening
dark clouds hover over the entire Kerala belt and bring heavy
showers, usually preceded by lightning and thunder. Monsoon which
has been almost regular, started showing some freaks of irregularity
in recent years, leading to lesser rain, water shortage, irregular
harvests, droughts and power cuts.
During January and February, there is pleasant weather characterised
by dear sky, low humidity and cool nights. The hot sultry season
begins in March and stretches up to May. All festivals and
pilgrimages in Kerala are usually celebrated in summer or winter
seasons.
The influence, of climate on the social and political history of
Kerala cannot be overemphasised. Hippalus discovery of monsoon winds
in 45 A.D. paved the way for the commercial prosperity of ancient
Kerala. The great flood in the Periyar in 1341 A.D. changed the
course of Kerala history in a big way. It resulted in the sealing of
Crangannore harbour, creation of the Vstetpin island and the pushing
of Cochin harbour into limelight as a promising harbour.
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