Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nilgiri features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1594 mm (62.7 inches) and receives 149 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nilgiri enjoys an average of 3486 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nilgiri are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 23 °C (67 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nilgiri experiences 311 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (102°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nilgiri, Odisha, India with other places around the world.
Nilgiri usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 302 mm (11.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nilgiri are January, February and March. On average, 19 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) | 8 (0.3) | 20 (0.8) | 30 (1.2) | 53 (2.1) | 116 (4.6) | 215 (8.5) | 297 (11.7) | 323 (12.7) | 286 (11.3) | 159 (6.3) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Nilgiri are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nilgiri: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 283 | 330 | 333 | 349 | 288 | 269 | 276 | 264 | 288 | 279 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 58m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 38m | 13h 9m | 13h 24m | 13h 16m | 12h 49m | 12h 14m | 11h 37m | 11h 5m | 10h 50m |
Nilgiri 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nilgiri UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 |