Kottayam
Kottayam · India
Kottayam, in Kerala, sits between the Western Ghats to the east and Vembanad Lake to the west, with a walkable centre dense with historic churches — it is one of the strongest centres of the Malankara Orthodox Church. The city is also known as the Letter Capital of Kerala, home to more than a dozen publishing houses and the origins of major Malayalam newspapers including Malayala Manorama and Deepika. India's first fully literate city, it draws independent travellers exploring Kerala's backwaters.
- Population55,374
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 25 km16 mi
Nearest airports
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Climate · monthly averages
J
26°80°
20mm0.9in
F
28°82°
30mm1.2in
M
29°83°
75mm2.9in
A
28°82°
175mm7.0in
M
27°81°
360mm14.1in
J
26°78°
560mm22.1in
J
25°77°
525mm20.7in
A
25°77°
420mm16.5in
S
25°78°
325mm12.7in
O
25°78°
335mm13.2in
N
26°78°
220mm8.8in
D
26°78°
75mm3.0in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗