Kerala monsoon

alex4332 · Oct 6th, 2009, 22:00

Hello,

I am planning to visit Kerala from the 2nd until the 8th of November. I heard there is a "returning monsoon" until end of October.
Has anyone already traveled in Kerala at this period of time? How was the weather?

I live in Kolkata, and here the monsoon has been really late. Do you think their is a risk of flooded hollydays for me?

Thanks for your answer.

Alex.

sharan_travelcrazy · Oct 9th, 2009, 17:23

I am not really sure about how it would be at the beginning of november. But it was indeed pouring crazily when I visited Munnar last weekend. Heard from the locals that it had been raining non-stop for the past 2-3 days and it was very unusual to have such downpour in October.

vandy · Oct 9th, 2009, 21:04

Hi there,

Hopefully some Keralaites will guide you on this one.

They do say that the returning monsoon usually affects Southern
Kerala.

I too experienced some rain in October last year, mostly in the
evenings,only once or twice during the day, and they were quite light showers.Area I refer to is Munnar - Thekady(Kumily) and
Allepey.Didn't affect my trip one bit.

vandy

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 03:22

The returning monsoon usually strikes in the second half of october..
It may extend into november first week.. But not very sure..

But this time round as we received heavy rains in the last month, which is a tad unusual, the returning monsoon is expected to be short. As andhra has received heavy showers now, we are expecting the returning monsoon very soon that is in 1 week time..

One more tip for the thulamazha..
It usually rains in the afternoons with heavy thunders and lightnings during the north west monsooon..
The morning hours are usually calm..

Nick-H · Oct 10th, 2009, 03:52

tittooraju, there is an EDIT button on your posts. Please use it for posting continuations and afterthoughts!

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:23

It was just a case of easy posting and money saving mate..
Quick reply is available on the same page while i have to load an extra page for editing my existing post..

Nick-H · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:35

Edit comes up as a pop-up window; it's pretty quick --- give it a try

Mind you, not to gloat, but i am on 2Mb here. But I had two years of BSNL 256K before that!

If you're on dial-up, however...

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:43

You are great mate.. Although you overestimated me.. :-)
I am using my mobile gprs connection.. So pop up windows are not available. And i dont know when i will lose connection.. So easy and fast techniques gets my nod..

Its a bsnl connection and the rate is like 1 rupee per 200kb..
Each page will amount to 25p.. So the cheaper it gets, the better it becomes..

crvlvr · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex4332

weather?

I live in Kolkata, and here the monsoon has been really late. Do you think their is a risk of flooded hollydays for me?

the return monsoon are no way close to the regular monson. Clances of flooding are pretty slim. It usually rains in the evening/nights with a lot of thunder/lightning during this season compared to the raining all day/night for months during the regular monsoons.

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 04:58

Already pointed out..

crvlvr · Oct 10th, 2009, 06:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tittooraju

Already pointed out..

I'm sorry I guess I did not notice it in the clutter of posts describing page load costs and bandwidth issues.

tittooraju · Oct 10th, 2009, 13:40

Open your eyes.. Ha ha ha..

alex4332 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 17:16

Hello,
Thanks for all these unsefull answers.

Alex

pip · Oct 23rd, 2009, 17:24

Well, I checked for Kochi - the town should get over 300mm of rain in October, yet my GH guy said it has not rained for weeks, and it is just really sticky and unpleasant, with just a 5 min shower the other day. So my guess is no monsoon this year, or late at best, or only in TN. The rain trees and vines are turning yellow...

The Indian monsoons are generally over-rated, except in Mumbai/Goa, as weather patterns change with global warming.

Oct 6th, 2009, 22:00	#1
alex4332 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 4	Kerala monsoon Hello, I am planning to visit Kerala from the 2nd until the 8th of November. I heard there is a "returning monsoon" until end of October. Has anyone already traveled in Kerala at this period of time? How was the weather? I live in Kolkata, and here the monsoon has been really late. Do you think their is a risk of flooded hollydays for me? Thanks for your answer. Alex.

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sharan_travelcrazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 194	I am not really sure about how it would be at the beginning of november. But it was indeed pouring crazily when I visited Munnar last weekend. Heard from the locals that it had been raining non-stop for the past 2-3 days and it was very unusual to have such downpour in October. __________________ My travel tales

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tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	The returning monsoon usually strikes in the second half of october.. It may extend into november first week.. But not very sure.. But this time round as we received heavy rains in the last month, which is a tad unusual, the returning monsoon is expected to be short. As andhra has received heavy showers now, we are expecting the returning monsoon very soon that is in 1 week time.. One more tip for the thulamazha.. It usually rains in the afternoons with heavy thunders and lightnings during the north west monsooon.. The morning hours are usually calm.. __________________ Ente keralam ethra sundaram.. www.sarathkumar.blog.com Last edited by theyyamdancer : Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:19. Reason: consecutive posts

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tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	You are great mate.. Although you overestimated me.. :-) I am using my mobile gprs connection.. So pop up windows are not available. And i dont know when i will lose connection.. So easy and fast techniques gets my nod.. Its a bsnl connection and the rate is like 1 rupee per 200kb.. Each page will amount to 25p.. So the cheaper it gets, the better it becomes.. Last edited by theyyamdancer : Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:19. Reason: consecutive posts

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Oct 9th, 2009, 21:04	#3
vandy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: perth-australia Posts: 1,146	Hi there, Hopefully some Keralaites will guide you on this one. They do say that the returning monsoon usually affects Southern Kerala. I too experienced some rain in October last year, mostly in the evenings,only once or twice during the day, and they were quite light showers.Area I refer to is Munnar - Thekady(Kumily) and Allepey.Didn't affect my trip one bit. vandy

Oct 10th, 2009, 03:52	#5
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	tittooraju, there is an EDIT button on your posts. Please use it for posting continuations and afterthoughts!

Oct 10th, 2009, 04:23	#6
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	It was just a case of easy posting and money saving mate.. Quick reply is available on the same page while i have to load an extra page for editing my existing post..

Oct 10th, 2009, 04:35	#7
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	Edit comes up as a pop-up window; it's pretty quick --- give it a try Mind you, not to gloat, but i am on 2Mb here. But I had two years of BSNL 256K before that! If you're on dial-up, however...

Oct 10th, 2009, 04:58	#10
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	Already pointed out..

Oct 10th, 2009, 13:40	#12
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	Open your eyes.. Ha ha ha..

Oct 23rd, 2009, 17:16	#13
alex4332 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 4	Hello, Thanks for all these unsefull answers. Alex

Oct 23rd, 2009, 17:24	#14
pip Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: canberra australia Posts: 41	Well, I checked for Kochi - the town should get over 300mm of rain in October, yet my GH guy said it has not rained for weeks, and it is just really sticky and unpleasant, with just a 5 min shower the other day. So my guess is no monsoon this year, or late at best, or only in TN. The rain trees and vines are turning yellow... The Indian monsoons are generally over-rated, except in Mumbai/Goa, as weather patterns change with global warming.

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