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Monthly climate in Minicoy, Laccadives, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Minicoy features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 25 °C (77 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1688 mm (66.5 inches) and receives 197 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Minicoy enjoys an average of 3756 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Minicoy, Laccadives, India §

The warmest months in Minicoy are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Minicoy experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Minicoy, Laccadives, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Minicoy, Laccadives, India §

Minicoy usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Minicoy are February, March and April. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Minicoy, Laccadives, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61 (2.4) 17 (0.7) 49 (1.9) 44 (1.7) 270 (10.6) 200 (7.9) 185 (7.3) 176 (6.9) 209 (8.2) 209 (8.2) 120 (4.7) 149 (5.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 5 9 11 22 26 22 23 21 21 16 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Minicoy, Laccadives, India §

The sunniest months in Minicoy are March, April and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Minicoy: January, June and August receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Minicoy, Laccadives, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 270 310 341 336 318 298 309 300 313 323 311 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 41m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 29m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 43m 11h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Minicoy, Laccadives, India §

Minicoy experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Minicoy UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Minicoy, Laccadives, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 13 15 13 13 13 14 14 13 11 10