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Monthly climate in Karaikal, Puducherry, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karaikal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1253 mm (49.3 inches) and receives 142 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karaikal enjoys an average of 3746 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karaikal, Puducherry, India §

The warmest months in Karaikal are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karaikal 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 Karaikal, Puducherry, 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
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karaikal, Puducherry, India §

Karaikal usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 274 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karaikal are February, March and April. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karaikal, Puducherry, 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) 78 (3.1) 11 (0.4) 18 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 22 (0.9) 35 (1.4) 63 (2.5) 78 (3.1) 110 (4.3) 191 (7.5) 401 (15.8) 230 (9.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 3 4 4 7 9 14 13 16 22 24 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Karaikal, Puducherry, India §

The sunniest months in Karaikal are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karaikal: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karaikal, Puducherry, 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 264 309 345 342 349 329 326 309 303 310 259 295
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 37m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Karaikal, Puducherry, India §

Karaikal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, 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 Karaikal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karaikal, Puducherry, 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) 10 12 13 15 12 12 13 13 13 11 10 9