Nilgiri Mountains · Tamil Nadu · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Doddabetta

2,637 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation2,637 mabove sea level

Prominence2,256 mindependent height

Isolation154 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

11.40° N, 76.74° EElevation 2,637 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,637 m
Mid-mountain2,340 m
Valley · Kērkandi2,047 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Doddabetta in brief

Doddabetta rises to 2,637 m in the Nilgiri Mountains, Tamil Nadu, India. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,256 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Kērkandi, 4.0 km to the S at 2,047 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,637 m · 8,652 ft
Prominence: 2,256 m
Range: Nilgiri Mountains
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Coordinates: 11.4024, 76.7367
Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) · 53 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Doddabetta by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Doddabetta by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	16°	17°	19°	20°	19°	16°	15°	15°	16°	15°	14°	14°
Average low	4°	5°	7°	9°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	5°
Precipitation	24 mm	20 mm	51 mm	94 mm	145 mm	140 mm	179 mm	144 mm	152 mm	274 mm	189 mm	77 mm
Cloud cover	26%	19%	19%	39%	53%	74%	81%	78%	67%	62%	52%	34%
Daylight	11h 31	11h 46	12h 03	12h 23	12h 39	12h 47	12h 44	12h 30	12h 12	11h 53	11h 36	11h 28
Month score	81	91	86	70	57	40	32	33	41	39	39	58

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,150 m	4,400 m	4,700 m	4,900 m	4,850 m	4,650 m	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,400 m	4,250 m	4,100 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C