Owing to its natural habitat, Malappuram is also a city of fresh air. The best season to visit Malappuram is during the months of September to March as the weather conditions are quite pleasant. However the South West Monsoon is usually very heavy. The climate is generally mild hot and humid in nature. The city has more or less the same climatic conditions prevalent else-where the state. The later history of the city is interwoven with the history of Zamorin's rule. Details of the rulers of erstwhile Malappuram, who were the ancestors of later Zamorins, figure in the Jewish copper plates of Bhaskara Ravi Varman (1000 AD) and in the Kottayam copper plates of Veera Raghava Chakravarthy (1225 AD). Archeological relics found in Malappuram also include the remnants of palaces of the eastern branch of the Zamorin reign. But no further details are available about the life and culture of the people either during the Sangam age or in the post-Sangam age. are possibly evolved out of Pattars and Panars having lived there. During the Sangam period, Eranadan Malappuram was under the Chera Empire. Notably, the 1500 year old Jain Temple above 2000 ft sea level at Oorakam Hill of Malappuram undoubtedly proves the same. points to the Jain - Buddhist history of Malappuram. Locality named like Valiyangadi, Kootilangadi, Pallipuram etc. However, there are some pre-historic relics, particularly Rock-cut caves found in some parts of the city like Oorakam, Melmuri, Ponmala, Vengara etc.
Malappuram was a military headquarters from ancient times though the ancient history of the city is hardly seen recorded.
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