Temperature Range

The temperature at the hill stations of Kerala has dipped down to minus 1degree at places like Chenduvarai and tea plantation towns like Munnar, Devikulam, Sevenmalai also have their mercury at a zero level. While the hill station cold delight the tourists from the coast and the plains, the widening of temperature range - rising during the day and declining at night - have had a destructive effect on Thermo-sensitive tea plants. With the wilting of leaves tea production have fallen during the months of January- February affecting many who are engaged in the industry.