Khammam climate
Khammam is warmest in May, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 18 °C. July is the wettest month (227 mm) and March the driest (6.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Khammam averages 1,001 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.
India · population 196,283 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month May 40 °C
- Coldest month December 18 °C
- Driest month March 6 mm
- Wettest month July 227 mm
- Least cloud February 24 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 46 °C
- Coldest on record December 11 °C
What to expectKhammam through the year
Khammam has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 29 °C in December to 40 °C in May, a swing of 10 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 270 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 227 mm against 6 mm in March — 36 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5 °C | 7 mm | 30 % |
| February | 32.5 °C | 6 mm | 24 % |
| March | 35.8 °C | 6 mm | 26 % |
| April | 37.8 °C | 12 mm | 31 % |
| May | 39.7 °C | 38 mm | 42 % |
| June | 35.4 °C | 143 mm | 81 % |
| July | 31.8 °C | 227 mm | 93 % |
| August | 31.0 °C | 221 mm | 92 % |
| September | 31.3 °C | 192 mm | 81 % |
| October | 30.9 °C | 107 mm | 61 % |
| November | 29.9 °C | 32 mm | 45 % |
| December | 28.8 °C | 10 mm | 36 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5 °C | 18.3 °C | 23.8 °C | 34.5 °C | 11.7 °C | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| February | 32.5 °C | 20.1 °C | 26.1 °C | 38.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 28 | 26 | 0 |
| March | 35.8 °C | 22.8 °C | 29.2 °C | 40.4 °C | 18.0 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 37.8 °C | 25.7 °C | 31.5 °C | 43.3 °C | 21.6 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 39.7 °C | 28.1 °C | 33.7 °C | 45.5 °C | 24.0 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 35.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 31.0 °C | 45.2 °C | 22.5 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| July | 31.8 °C | 25.5 °C | 28.3 °C | 38.4 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| August | 31.0 °C | 25.0 °C | 27.6 °C | 35.9 °C | 22.3 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| September | 31.3 °C | 24.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 36.4 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| October | 30.9 °C | 23.2 °C | 26.7 °C | 35.8 °C | 18.4 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| November | 29.9 °C | 20.6 °C | 25.1 °C | 34.2 °C | 14.6 °C | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| December | 28.8 °C | 18.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 32.8 °C | 11.2 °C | 31 | 5 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 65 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 24 % | 59 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 26 % | 55 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 12 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 31 % | 56 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 38 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 42 % | 49 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 143 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 62 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 227 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 93 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 221 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 92 % | 77 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 192 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 81 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 107 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 78 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 32 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 71 % | 9.7 km/h |
| December | 10 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 36 % | 67 % | 9.5 km/h |
How Khammam compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khammam | 40 °C | 18 °C | 1,001 mm | 364 |
| Nalgonda · India | 40 °C | 17 °C | 818 mm | 363 |
| Vijayawada · India | 40 °C | 19 °C | 985 mm | 364 |
| Warangal · India | 39 °C | 17 °C | 982 mm | 361 |
| Mulugu · India | 40 °C | 17 °C | 1,121 mm | 362 |
| Guntur · India | 39 °C | 19 °C | 934 mm | 364 |
| Eluru · India | 39 °C | 19 °C | 1,018 mm | 364 |
Where Khammam ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in March | 29th of 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in February | 40th of 50 | 32 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Khammam.
QuestionsCommon questions about Khammam’s climate
When is the best time to visit Khammam?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, May is the warmest month and March the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Khammam get?
In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 270 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 18 °C in December, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Khammam?
July, averaging 227 mm over 20 days with rain. The driest month is March with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,001 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Khammam rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 17.248°, 80.144° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.