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Visakhapatnam, India climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Visakhapatnam has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 20°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1107 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 214 mm while March barely receives 9 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Visakhapatnam climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 139 | 129 | 155 | 214 | 199 | 120 | 22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 139 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 155 | 214 | 199 | 120 | 22 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 57 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 57 | 81 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 86 | 84 | 76 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.5 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Cwc Vishakhapatnam/waltair, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. 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.