Kochi
India
Kochi has warmed by about +0.8 °C since 1981.Its rainy-season rain is falling by about 8% every 10 years.It lies in the Western Ghats and Arabian Sea regions.
Temperature
Whole year
Getting warmer
+0.18 °C
every 10 years
Very sure this is a real change
Hot season (March–May): +0.11 °C every 10 years.
Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
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- Rate (Sen's slope)
- +0.176 °C/decade
- 95% range
- +0.151 to +0.202
- p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
- p < 0.001
- Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
- Yes
- Map square used
- 9.00°N, 77.00°E (131 km from the city)
- Data
- NASA GISTEMP v4 (GISS), 2° grid
Rain
Rainy season (June–September)
Getting drier
−74 mm
every 10 years (−8.0% of the usual amount)
Very sure this is a real change
Whole year: no clear change.
Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
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- Rate (Sen's slope)
- −73.7 mm/decade
- 95% range
- −127.6 to −31.9
- p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
- p = 0.002
- Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
- Yes
- Map square used
- 8.75°N, 76.25°E (131 km from the city)
- Data
- GPCP v2.3 monthly precipitation (NASA GSFC / NOAA), 2.5° grid
Disasters around Kochi
Floods
11
flood alerts within 150 km since 2000, 1 of them serious or severe.
Most recent: November 2023.
Landslides
41
reported landslides within 100 km (2007–2017), 36 people died.
Deadliest: 6 people died, August 2012.
Fires
3
fires a year seen by satellite nearby in March–May (2003–2024 average).