Western Ghats · Tamil Nadu · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pothigai Hill

1,866 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation1,866 mabove sea level

Prominence1,668 mindependent height

Isolation102 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

8.62° N, 77.25° EElevation 1,866 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,866 m
Mid-mountain990 m
Valley · Manimutharu114 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Pothigai Hill in brief

Pothigai Hill rises to 1,866 m in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,668 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Manimutharu, 19 km to the E at 114 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,866 m · 6,122 ft
Prominence: 1,668 m
Range: Western Ghats
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Coordinates: 8.6167, 77.2463
Nearest airport: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) · 39 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 Pothigai Hill by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Pothigai Hill by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	22°	24°	25°	25°	25°	22°	22°	22°	23°	22°	21°	21°
Average low	12°	12°	14°	17°	18°	17°	16°	16°	16°	16°	14°	13°
Precipitation	38 mm	48 mm	90 mm	173 mm	165 mm	247 mm	171 mm	125 mm	185 mm	383 mm	336 mm	103 mm
Cloud cover	31%	24%	25%	43%	55%	74%	76%	70%	61%	64%	59%	41%
Daylight	11h 40	11h 51	12h 04	12h 19	12h 31	12h 37	12h 35	12h 24	12h 11	11h 57	11h 44	11h 37
Month score	89	87	74	60	57	49	48	50	54	53	55	67

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	4,450 m	4,650 m	4,900 m	5,100 m	5,100 m	4,850 m	4,750 m	4,800 m	4,850 m	4,750 m	4,550 m	4,450 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