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Monthly climate in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nilakottai features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2325 mm (91.6 inches) and receives 214 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nilakottai enjoys an average of 3719 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Nilakottai are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nilakottai experiences 319 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 Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, 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 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, India §

Nilakottai usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 24 rainy days and 307 mm (12.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nilakottai are February, March and April. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, 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) 88 (3.5) 23 (0.9) 62 (2.4) 80 (3.2) 173 (6.8) 216 (8.5) 246 (9.7) 304 (11.9) 300 (11.8) 303 (11.9) 316 (12.4) 215 (8.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 4 7 10 22 24 25 24 25 25 23 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Nilakottai are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nilakottai: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, 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 262 310 343 333 337 327 328 307 308 300 271 290
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 35m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 34m 12h 41m 12h 38m 12h 25m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 38m 11h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, India §

Nilakottai 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nilakottai UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nilakottai, Tamil Nadu, 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) 11 13 14 15 14 13 13 14 14 12 10 10