Monthly climate in Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ponneri features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1123 mm (44.2 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ponneri enjoys an average of 3702 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Ponneri are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 89 °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, Ponneri 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 Ponneri, 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
(86°F)
32°C
(90°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(97°F)
38°C
(100°F)
38°C
(100°F)
37°C
(99°F)
35°C
(96°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(94°F)
32°C
(90°F)
30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)
31°C
(88°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
37°C
(98°F)
36°C
(98°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(94°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°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
(83°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(74°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(71°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India §

Ponneri usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 19 rainy days and 219 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ponneri are March, April and May. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ponneri, 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) 33 (1.3) 11 (0.4) 4 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 66 (2.6) 107 (4.2) 124 (4.9) 122 (4.8) 153 (6.0) 380 (15.0) 110 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 1 1 1 2 12 17 18 19 19 20 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Ponneri are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ponneri: January, September and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ponneri, 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 263 307 346 343 352 315 304 300 293 307 265 302
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 2m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India §

Ponneri 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 Ponneri UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ponneri, 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) 9 12 13 14 12 12 13 13 13 11 10 9