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Ooty weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperatures in Ooty stay within a narrow band all year, with the monthly means just 4.9°C apart. The heavier rain months run from May to October. Ooty weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.4°Chigh above average

20° / 13°Today
18° / 11°Average
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How it's changed

+1.7°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–494days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 0 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 0 in the 1940s+1.7°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 29 mmhigh 18°low 7°February, rain 28 mmhigh 20°low 8°March, rain 44 mmhigh 22°low 11°April, rain 85 mmhigh 22°low 12°May, rain 171 mmhigh 21°low 12°June, rain 218 mmhigh 19°low 12°July, rain 238 mmhigh 17°low 11°August, rain 183 mmhigh 18°low 11°September, rain 146 mmhigh 18°low 11°October, rain 197 mmhigh 18°low 10°November, rain 126 mmhigh 17°low 9°December, rain 59 mmhigh 17°low 8°wettest month July, 238 mm · 1,525 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

15.4°

15°feels like
77%humidity
11°dew point
9 km/hfrom E
UV index0.0
sunrise06:12sunset18:07day length11h 55m
TodayOvercast20°13°
TueOvercast21°14°
WedOvercast21°14°
ThuOvercast20°13°
FriThunderstorm18°14°
SatShowers18°14°
SunOvercast18°14°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
20° / 13°
Average for October 12
18° / 11°

High above average · +2.4°C

  • Record high: 21.3° · 2018
  • Record low: 6.7° · 1949
  • One year ago: 20° / 12°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ooty is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 11.41°N, 76.70°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
11.41°N, 76.70°E
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.9°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is April, with typical afternoon highs of 22.5°C and nights around 12.1°C. In December, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 17.0°C and nights dip to 7.7°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

Ooty picks up roughly 1,525 mm a year, with a peak of 238 mm in July and as little as 28 mm in February.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ooty has risen by 1.7°C between its first decade and its last. You can follow the shift year by year in the charts below.

Climate graph (climograph)

April is the warmest month, December the coolest: a yearly swing of 5°C. Wettest month: July (~238 mm). Whole year averages ~1,525 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ooty month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January18.0°7.1°29 mm11.4 h22.2° (1952)1.8° (1951)
February20.0°8.4°28 mm11.6 h24.2° (2005)3.6° (1989)
March22.0°10.5°44 mm11.9 h25.8° (2004)5.0° (1967)
April22.5°12.1°85 mm12.3 h26.8° (2016)7.0° (1953)
May21.4°12.5°171 mm12.5 h26.7° (2024)8.7° (1953)
June18.5°11.9°218 mm12.7 h25.0° (1953)8.9° (1953)
July17.4°11.4°238 mm12.6 h23.2° (1987)7.7° (1946)
August17.5°11.2°183 mm12.4 h22.5° (2023)7.8° (1951)
September18.3°10.8°146 mm12.1 h22.5° (2002)7.4° (1950)
October17.9°10.4°197 mm11.7 h23.3° (2012)4.9° (1950)
November17.2°9.3°126 mm11.5 h22.1° (2016)3.4° (1949)
December17.0°7.7°59 mm11.3 h21.3° (1950)1.8° (1941)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.7°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.21°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.24°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 0.1 early in the record → 4.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2016, all-time low in 1951: 26.8°C / 1.8°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,525 mm/year on average. Last decade: +7% vs that average. Long-term trend: −3 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ooty

Which is the warmest month in Ooty?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ooty is April (mean daily temperature of about 17.0°C) and the coolest is December (about 12.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Ooty compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Ooty is forecast to reach a high of 20.4°C and a low of 13.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 18.0°C and a low of 10.6°C, so today's high is 2.4°C warmer than that average.
How much has Ooty warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ooty is about 1.7°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ooty?
Ooty receives about 1,525 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ooty?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ooty is about 14.2°C. The warmest month is April and the coolest is December.
What are the average temperatures in Ooty by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ooty (°C, full record since 1940): January 18°/7°, February 20°/8°, March 22°/11°, April 22°/12°, May 21°/12°, June 19°/12°, July 17°/11°, August 18°/11°, September 18°/11°, October 18°/10°, November 17°/9°, December 17°/8°.
What is the weather like in Ooty in summer?
June to August is summer in Ooty, and it is wet and fairly mild. Afternoons run 17–19°C and nights 11–12°C; June is the warmest month. About 213 mm of rain a month. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Ooty in winter?
Winter in Ooty (December to February) is mild. Expect 17–20°C by day and 7–8°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain eases through the season, 59 mm in December to 28 mm in February. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Ooty in spring?
March to May is spring in Ooty, and it is wet and mild. Daytime highs sit at 21–22°C and nights at 11–12°C; April is the warmest month. Rain rises from 44 mm in March to 171 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Ooty in autumn?
Autumn in Ooty (September to November) is wet and fairly mild. Afternoons run 17–18°C and nights 9–11°C; November is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 156 mm a month.

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