Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karkala features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3935 mm (154.9 inches) and receives 215 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karkala enjoys an average of 3463 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karkala are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karkala experiences 319 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karkala, Karnataka, India with other places around the world.
Karkala usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 30 rainy days and 819 mm (32.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karkala are January, February and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.8) | 6 (0.3) | 38 (1.5) | 144 (5.7) | 241 (9.5) | 744 (29.3) | 884 (34.8) | 830 (32.7) | 469 (18.5) | 391 (15.4) | 135 (5.3) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Karkala are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karkala: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 307 | 341 | 333 | 321 | 243 | 215 | 231 | 279 | 285 | 309 | 323 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 25m | 11h 41m | 12h 2m | 12h 25m | 12h 43m | 12h 52m | 12h 48m | 12h 31m | 12h 10m | 11h 48m | 11h 30m | 11h 20m |
Karkala experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karkala UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |