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Monthly climate in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Velankanni features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1302 mm (51.2 inches) and receives 151 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Velankanni enjoys an average of 3743 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Velankanni are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Velankanni 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 Velankanni, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India §

Velankanni usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 281 mm (11.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Velankanni are February, March and April. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Velankanni, 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) 80 (3.2) 11 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 28 (1.1) 37 (1.4) 62 (2.5) 81 (3.2) 117 (4.6) 195 (7.7) 415 (16.3) 233 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 3 4 6 9 8 15 15 18 23 24 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Velankanni are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Velankanni: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Velankanni, 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 262 309 346 343 348 330 328 308 304 307 256 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 43m 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India §

Velankanni 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 Velankanni UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Velankanni, 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) 10 12 13 15 12 12 13 14 13 11 10 9