Climate guideThirty-year normals for Munnar
Munnar climate by month
Subtropical highland · CwbBest Jan–Mar
Annual mean18°day and night
Seasonal swing4°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation3,033 mm168 wet days a year
10.09° N, 77.06° EElevation 1,470 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
When to goMunnar · weather score
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low21° / 14°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Munnar has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb): a dry winter and a wetter summer.
The warmest month is March, when afternoons average 27° and nights 14°. July is the coolest month, with highs of 20° and lows of 15°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 4°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.
About 3,033 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. October is the wettest month (432 mm, 23 wet days) and February the driest (34 mm, 1 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 21% in February to 83% in July.
Compared with New Delhi, the capital, Munnar is 2.7° cooler on a March afternoon and receives more precipitation over the year.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 27° · March
- Coldest nights
- 12° · January
- Wettest month
- October
- Driest month
- February
- Clearest skies
- February · 21% cloud
- Longest day
- 12 h 43 min
- Shortest day
- 11 h 32 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columnsTemperature curve
Average high, lowDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 23° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Average low | 12° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° |
| Precipitation | 32 mm | 34 mm | 99 mm | 212 mm | 300 mm | 431 mm | 489 mm | 342 mm | 293 mm | 432 mm | 287 mm | 82 mm |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 5.2 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 22.7 | 20.2 | 12.2 |
| Cloud cover | 27% | 21% | 23% | 45% | 61% | 80% | 83% | 79% | 69% | 64% | 50% | 34% |
| Daylight | 11h 36 | 11h 48 | 12h 04 | 12h 21 | 12h 35 | 12h 43 | 12h 40 | 12h 28 | 12h 11 | 11h 55 | 11h 40 | 11h 32 |
| Month score | 88 | 97 | 81 | 66 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 70 |
ivMonth by month
Munnar in every month
January88
23° / 12°
32 mm · 5.2 wet days
February97
25° / 13°
34 mm · 1.2 wet day
March81
27° / 14°
99 mm · 5.3 wet days
April66
26° / 16°
212 mm · 10.8 wet days
May54
24° / 16°
300 mm · 19.7 wet days
June46
21° / 16°
431 mm · 15.5 wet days
July45
20° / 15°
489 mm · 18.7 wet days
August47
21° / 15°
342 mm · 18.8 wet days
September51
21° / 15°
293 mm · 17.5 wet days
October53
21° / 14°
432 mm · 22.7 wet days
November59
21° / 14°
287 mm · 20.2 wet days
December70
22° / 13°
82 mm · 12.2 wet days