Climate
Karaikal is situated on the east coast of India, near latitude 11 N in the deltaic region of the Cauveri, experiences tropical maritime type of climate with small daily range of temperature and moderate rainfall. Karaikal has an annual average rainfall of about 126 cm. 68 percent of which occurs during October to December. The amount of rainfall during the south-west monsoon period is small, being less than 20 per cent of the annual. November is the rainiest month, accounting for about a third of the annual total. The range of variation of annual rainfall is wide.
December and January are the coolest months with the maximum at about 28 C and the minimum at about 23C. Minimum temperature as low as 16C may sometimes be recorded. The diurnal ranges of temperature are generally small throughout the year, being highest (about 10C) in May and June, and the least (about 5C) during November to February.
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