Climate
Kakinada has a tropical savanna climate. The weather is hot and humid for most of the year. The hottest part of the year is late May to early June with maximum temperatures around 38–42 °C (100–108 °F). The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds although a good deal of rains greet these parts during the northeast monsoon from mid-October to mid-December. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal frequently hit the city. Prevailing winds in Kakinada are usually southwesterly for most part of the year except during October to January when they blow north-easterly. The city experiences an average annual rainfall between 110 and 115 centimetres.
| Climate data for Kakinada | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
32.8 (91.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
25 (76.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
4 (0.16) |
50 (1.97) |
29 (1.14) |
127 (5) |
147 (5.79) |
217 (8.54) |
211 (8.31) |
167 (6.57) |
255 (10.04) |
192 (7.56) |
18 (0.71) |
1,458 (57.4) |
| Source: Sunmap | |||||||||||||
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