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Kerala has tropical Climate just like other parts of India. The State does not have continues dry spell as is in rest of India, It is summer time from April to June. The maximum temperature remains around 33 degree centigrade. Monsoon touches the state in June and remains there until September though not much difference in temperature can be felt. Rainfall averages about 118 inches (3,000 millimeters) annually statewide, with some slopes receiving
Winter is from October to January and temperature drops a bit. The weather is never too chilly in Kerala. Maximum temperature of the State rarely rises above 32 degrees while minimum temperature at sea level does not go below 20 degree centigrade.
With 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. In eastern Kerala, a drier tropical wet and dry climate prevails. Kerala's rainfall averages 3,107 mm annually. Some of Kerala's drier lowland regions average only 1,250 mm; the mountains of eastern Idukki district receive more than 5,000 mm of orographic precipitation, the highest in the state.
In summers, most of Kerala is prone to gale force winds, storm surges, cyclone-related torrential downpours, occasional droughts, and rises in sea level and storm activity resulting from global warming. Kerala’s maximum daily temperature averages 36.7 °C; the minimum is 19.8 °C. Mean annual temperatures range from 25.0–27.5 °C in the coastal lowlands to 20.0–22.5 °C in the highlands.
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