Nāgercoil climate

Nāgercoil is warmest in March, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. November is the wettest month (203 mm) and January the driest (14 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Nāgercoil averages 976 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.

India · population 224,849 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 26°
  2. Feb 27°
  3. Mar 28°
  4. Apr 28°
  5. May 28°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectNāgercoil through the year

Nāgercoil changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 31 and 33 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 185 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in April.

Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 203 mm against 14 mm in January — 15 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Nāgercoil is warmest in April at 30 °C and coldest in July at 26 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.8 °C 14 mm 45 %
February 32.4 °C 15 mm 39 %
March 33.2 °C 43 mm 39 %
April 32.2 °C 82 mm 55 %
May 31.1 °C 88 mm 69 %
June 29.1 °C 90 mm 84 %
July 29.0 °C 58 mm 86 %
August 29.4 °C 62 mm 81 %
September 29.7 °C 71 mm 74 %
October 29.2 °C 179 mm 77 %
November 28.8 °C 203 mm 75 %
December 29.2 °C 70 mm 60 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January30.8 °C22.4 °C26.3 °C35.6 °C17.2 °C31230
February32.4 °C22.9 °C27.3 °C36.8 °C18.0 °C28270
March33.2 °C24.1 °C28.2 °C37.5 °C19.4 °C31300
April32.2 °C25.5 °C28.4 °C37.8 °C21.9 °C30270
May31.1 °C25.7 °C27.9 °C36.5 °C23.0 °C31230
June29.1 °C24.8 °C26.6 °C34.2 °C22.2 °C3070
July29.0 °C24.3 °C26.2 °C34.6 °C22.4 °C3160
August29.4 °C24.2 °C26.3 °C34.4 °C22.6 °C31100
September29.7 °C24.2 °C26.5 °C34.3 °C22.6 °C30130
October29.2 °C24.0 °C26.2 °C33.2 °C22.3 °C3180
November28.8 °C23.5 °C25.8 °C33.7 °C19.7 °C3040
December29.2 °C22.9 °C25.8 °C33.4 °C18.4 °C3180

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January14 mm212 h/day45 %65 %18 km/h27.7 °C
February15 mm312 h/day39 %64 %16 km/h28.0 °C
March43 mm712 h/day39 %69 %14 km/h28.9 °C
April82 mm1712 h/day55 %77 %14 km/h29.6 °C
May88 mm1413 h/day69 %79 %21 km/h28.8 °C
June90 mm1513 h/day84 %83 %25 km/h27.3 °C
July58 mm1213 h/day86 %82 %25 km/h26.2 °C
August62 mm1012 h/day81 %81 %24 km/h26.2 °C
September71 mm1212 h/day74 %80 %22 km/h26.8 °C
October179 mm1912 h/day77 %83 %16 km/h27.7 °C
November203 mm1812 h/day75 %82 %13 km/h28.4 °C
December70 mm812 h/day60 %73 %17 km/h28.0 °C

Where Nāgercoil ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Nāgercoil’s climate

When is the best time to visit Nāgercoil?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. October, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Nāgercoil get?

In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 185 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Nāgercoil?

November, averaging 203 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is January with 14 mm. The year as a whole averages 976 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 Nāgercoil rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
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.

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