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Monthly climate in Puducherry, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puducherry features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1210 mm (47.6 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puducherry enjoys an average of 3709 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puducherry, India §

The warmest months in Puducherry 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 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puducherry 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 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)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°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
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puducherry, India §

Puducherry usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 248 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puducherry are February, March and April. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 47 (1.8) 8 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 12 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 50 (2.0) 85 (3.3) 110 (4.3) 121 (4.8) 195 (7.7) 370 (14.6) 180 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 1 3 4 5 10 17 17 18 21 23 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Puducherry, India §

The sunniest months in Puducherry are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puducherry: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 264 309 345 342 351 320 315 303 298 308 258 292
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 39m 12h 48m 12h 43m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Puducherry, India §

Puducherry 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 Puducherry UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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