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Nellore, India climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Nellore has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1101 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 347 mm while February barely receives 2 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsNellore climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 105 | 125 | 38 | 28 | 347 | 304 | 93 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 105 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 38 | 28 | 347 | 304 | 93 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 79 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 69 | 61 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 79 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 87 | 85 | 77 | 69 | 61 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.6 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Nellore, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.