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Kanniyakumari Weather Records (IN020065100)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kanniyakumari (IN020065100), India, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Kanniyakumari

  • Kanniyakumari (IN020065100) is a weather station in India at 8.08 latitude and 77.50 longitude, 37 m (121 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1961 to 2026, 66 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Kanniyakumari still stand.
  • Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

  • Location: India, 8.08 latitude, 77.50 longitude.
  • Elevation: 37 m (121 ft).
  • Period of record: 1961 to 2026, 66 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kanniyakumari, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kanniyakumari. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kanniyakumari. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kanniyakumari, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.2 C (95.4 F)19.7 C (67.5 F)32.6 C (90.7 F)24.8 C (76.6 F)
Feb35.2 C (95.4 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)24.6 C (76.3 F)
Mar36.3 C (97.3 F)21.4 C (70.5 F)35.2 C (95.4 F)24.6 C (76.3 F)
Apr36.8 C (98.2 F)21.9 C (71.4 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)
May36.9 C (98.4 F)22.0 C (71.6 F)34.8 C (94.6 F)23.8 C (74.8 F)
Jun36.6 C (97.9 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)31.8 C (89.2 F)23.2 C (73.8 F)
Jul36.2 C (97.2 F)20.4 C (68.7 F)34.6 C (94.3 F)23.2 C (73.8 F)
Aug36.2 C (97.2 F)20.8 C (69.4 F)31.0 C (87.8 F)23.6 C (74.5 F)
Sep35.4 C (95.7 F)22.0 C (71.6 F)32.0 C (89.6 F)23.6 C (74.5 F)
Oct35.5 C (95.9 F)20.7 C (69.3 F)32.6 C (90.7 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)
Nov35.3 C (95.5 F)20.2 C (68.4 F)32.6 C (90.7 F)20.2 C (68.4 F)
Dec34.5 C (94.1 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)31.8 C (89.2 F)23.8 C (74.8 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Kanniyakumari by the year they were set 1,464 records at Kanniyakumari still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 393. 01002003004002015: 112016: 1192017: 922018: 1262019: 1212020: 882021: 1052022: 1092023: 1432024: 1572025: 393201520172019202120232025
1,464 records at Kanniyakumari still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 393.
Standing records at Kanniyakumari by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
201511
2016119
201792
2018126
2019121
202088
2021105
2022109
2023143
2024157
2025393

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 173.0 mm (6.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kanniyakumari The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kanniyakumari. The most was 173.0 mm (6.8 in) on 18 December 2023. 050100150200 Jan: 53.7 mm (2.1 in), 11 January 1961 Jan Feb: 28.4 mm (1.1 in), 22 February 1968 Feb Mar: 55.0 mm (2.2 in), 30 March 1961 Mar Apr: 63.2 mm (2.5 in), 20 April 1966 Apr May: 130.0 mm (5.1 in), 26 May 2021 May Jun: 81.6 mm (3.2 in), 24 June 1967 Jun Jul: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 10 July 2021 Jul Aug: 99.0 mm (3.9 in), 12 August 1963 Aug Sep: 170.0 mm (6.7 in), 26 September 1967 Sep Oct: 105.4 mm (4.1 in), 12 October 1962 Oct Nov: 129.0 mm (5.1 in), 3 November 2024 Nov Dec: 173.0 mm (6.8 in), 18 December 2023 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kanniyakumari. The most was 173.0 mm (6.8 in) on 18 December 2023.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kanniyakumari
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan53.7 mm (2.1 in)11 January 1961
Feb28.4 mm (1.1 in)22 February 1968
Mar55.0 mm (2.2 in)30 March 1961
Apr63.2 mm (2.5 in)20 April 1966
May130.0 mm (5.1 in)26 May 2021
Jun81.6 mm (3.2 in)24 June 1967
Jul94.0 mm (3.7 in)10 July 2021
Aug99.0 mm (3.9 in)12 August 1963
Sep170.0 mm (6.7 in)26 September 1967
Oct105.4 mm (4.1 in)12 October 1962
Nov129.0 mm (5.1 in)3 November 2024
Dec173.0 mm (6.8 in)18 December 2023

Period of Record Coverage

2015 to 2025
Days with data per year at Kanniyakumari 11 years of record at Kanniyakumari, 2015 to 2025. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2015, 2020, 2021, 2024. 2015: 23 of 365 days2016: 360 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 358 of 365 days2019: 345 of 365 days2020: 307 of 366 days2021: 317 of 365 days2022: 348 of 365 days2023: 341 of 365 days2024: 315 of 366 days2025: 342 of 365 days201520202025
11 years of record at Kanniyakumari, 2015 to 2025. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2015, 2020, 2021, 2024.
Days with data per year at Kanniyakumari
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
2015236%No
201636098%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201835898%Yes
201934595%Yes
202030784%No
202131787%No
202234895%Yes
202334193%Yes
202431586%No
202534294%Yes

Latest Records

0

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 2016 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Kanniyakumari as warming stripes, 2016 to 2025 One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Kanniyakumari, 2016 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.6 C (83.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2018, at 28.1 C (82.6 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 29.2 C (84.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F). 2016: 28.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2017: 28.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2018: 28.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2019: 28.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2020: 28.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 28.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2022: 28.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 28.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2024: 29.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2025: 28.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean20162018202020222024
One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Kanniyakumari, 2016 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.6 C (83.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2018, at 28.1 C (82.6 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 29.2 C (84.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kanniyakumari as warming stripes, 2016 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
201628.7 C+0.13 C
201728.5 C-0.10 C
201828.1 C-0.45 C
201928.7 C+0.14 C
202028.8 C+0.23 C
202128.3 C-0.28 C
202228.5 C-0.11 C
202328.6 C+0.07 C
202429.2 C+0.59 C
202528.4 C-0.17 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1961 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Kanniyakumari: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.9 C (98.4 F)202436.4 C (97.5 F)12
Coldest night (TNn)19.7 C (67.5 F)201920.8 C (69.4 F)12
Wettest day (Rx1day)173.0 mm (6.8 in)202384.0 mm (3.3 in)21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)287.5 mm (11.3 in)2023149.7 mm (5.9 in)21
Longest dry spell (CDD)103 days196515 days21

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Kanniyakumari by year The hottest day of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 36.9 C (98.4 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F). 32343638198020002020Record: 36.9 C (98.4 F) in 2024
The hottest day of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 36.9 C (98.4 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kanniyakumari by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
201532.4 C (90.3 F)
201636.2 C (97.2 F)
201736.2 C (97.2 F)
201835.5 C (95.9 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202036.8 C (98.2 F)
202135.6 C (96.1 F)
202236.6 C (97.9 F)
202336.6 C (97.9 F)
202436.9 C (98.4 F)
202535.6 C (96.1 F)
202636.6 C (97.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Kanniyakumari by year The coldest night of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 19.7 C (67.5 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.8 C (69.4 F). 192021222324198020002020Record: 19.7 C (67.5 F) in 2019
The coldest night of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 19.7 C (67.5 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.8 C (69.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kanniyakumari by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
201521.3 C (70.3 F)
201621.9 C (71.4 F)
201720.4 C (68.7 F)
201820.8 C (69.4 F)
201919.7 C (67.5 F)
202022.1 C (71.8 F)
202120.4 C (68.7 F)
202221.4 C (70.5 F)
202320.0 C (68.0 F)
202420.7 C (69.3 F)
202520.2 C (68.4 F)
202623.6 C (74.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kanniyakumari by year The wettest day of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.0 mm (3.3 in). 050100150200198020002020Record: 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2023
The wettest day of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.0 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kanniyakumari by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196199.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963124.0 mm (4.9 in)
196437.4 mm (1.5 in)
196575.2 mm (3.0 in)
196678.6 mm (3.1 in)
1967170.0 mm (6.7 in)
196860.2 mm (2.4 in)
196946.8 mm (1.8 in)
197084.0 mm (3.3 in)
201583.1 mm (3.3 in)
201648.0 mm (1.9 in)
201796.0 mm (3.8 in)
201864.0 mm (2.5 in)
201988.9 mm (3.5 in)
202059.9 mm (2.4 in)
2021130.0 mm (5.1 in)
202288.9 mm (3.5 in)
2023173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2024129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2025n/a
20260.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kanniyakumari by year The wettest five days of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 287.5 mm (11.3 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 149.7 mm (5.9 in). 0100200300198020002020Record: 287.5 mm (11.3 in) in 2023
The wettest five days of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 287.5 mm (11.3 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 149.7 mm (5.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kanniyakumari by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1961171.8 mm (6.8 in)
1962179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1963149.7 mm (5.9 in)
196465.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1966115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1968140.5 mm (5.5 in)
196990.3 mm (3.6 in)
1970243.3 mm (9.6 in)
201556.1 mm (2.2 in)
201686.9 mm (3.4 in)
2017204.5 mm (8.1 in)
2018155.9 mm (6.1 in)
2019145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2020144.7 mm (5.7 in)
2021187.1 mm (7.4 in)
202252.8 mm (2.1 in)
2023287.5 mm (11.3 in)
2024188.2 mm (7.4 in)
2025n/a
20260.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kanniyakumari by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 103 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days. 0255075100125198020002020Record: 103 days in 1965
The longest dry spell of the year at Kanniyakumari, 1961 to 2026. The record is 103 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kanniyakumari by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196145 days
196229 days
196328 days
196459 days
1965103 days
196658 days
196731 days
196834 days
196954 days
197069 days
20153 days
20164 days
20175 days
20184 days
20194 days
20203 days
20213 days
20224 days
20234 days
20243 days
2025n/a
202615 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

  • Data for Kanniyakumari standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Kanniyakumari threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).