Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nagercoil features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1143 mm (45.0 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nagercoil enjoys an average of 3800 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 34 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nagercoil are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nagercoil experiences 329 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 | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India with other places around the world.
Nagercoil usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 21 rainy days and 192 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nagercoil are January, February and March. On average, 27 mm (1.0 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) | 33 (1.3) | 11 (0.4) | 37 (1.4) | 60 (2.4) | 133 (5.2) | 79 (3.1) | 60 (2.4) | 90 (3.5) | 94 (3.7) | 208 (8.2) | 236 (9.3) | 104 (4.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Nagercoil are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nagercoil: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 313 | 343 | 335 | 331 | 334 | 340 | 325 | 326 | 303 | 274 | 307 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 41m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 29m | 12h 34m | 12h 31m | 12h 21m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 44m | 11h 38m |
Nagercoil experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nagercoil UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |