Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ganjam features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1676 mm (66.0 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ganjam enjoys an average of 3553 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ganjam are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ganjam experiences 314 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ganjam, Odisha, India with other places around the world.
Ganjam usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 318 mm (12.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ganjam are January, March and April. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 8 (0.3) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.8) | 13 (0.5) | 63 (2.5) | 174 (6.9) | 368 (14.5) | 300 (11.8) | 285 (11.2) | 284 (11.2) | 85 (3.4) | 57 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Ganjam are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ganjam: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253 | 290 | 333 | 336 | 352 | 286 | 276 | 282 | 269 | 292 | 291 | 288 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 5m | 11h 29m | 12h 1m | 12h 35m | 13h 2m | 13h 16m | 13h 9m | 12h 45m | 12h 13m | 11h 40m | 11h 12m | 10h 57m |
Ganjam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ganjam UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |