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.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 40°C most of the year.

About 231 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 22°C.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1101 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.4 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Nellore 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 (m/s)	2.6	2.9	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.4	4.6	4.2	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.0

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 (m/s)	2.6	2.9	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.4

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 (m/s)	4.6	4.2	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.0

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.

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