Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalavai features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1066 mm (42.0 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalavai enjoys an average of 3621 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kalavai are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalavai experiences 328 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 | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kalavai, Tamil Nadu, India with other places around the world.
Kalavai usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 19 rainy days and 196 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalavai are February, March and April. On average, 8 mm (0.3 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) | 25 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 25 (1.0) | 88 (3.4) | 118 (4.6) | 112 (4.4) | 138 (5.5) | 180 (7.1) | 269 (10.6) | 87 (3.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Kalavai are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalavai: January, September and November receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 259 | 305 | 343 | 338 | 351 | 307 | 295 | 296 | 287 | 297 | 247 | 290 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 27m | 11h 42m | 12h 3m | 12h 24m | 12h 41m | 12h 50m | 12h 46m | 12h 30m | 12h 10m | 11h 49m | 11h 31m | 11h 22m |
Kalavai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, 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 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 Kalavai UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |