Kurnool - Geography and Climate

Geography and Climate

Kurnool

Period - 1951-2000
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
0 29 18 1 33 20 4 36 23 25 38 25 41 39 25 86 34 23 145 31 22 140 31 22 170 31 22 115 31 22 13 29 19 7 28 17
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: IMD
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
0 84 64 0 91 68 0.2 97 73 1 100 77 1.6 102 77 3.4 93 73 5.7 88 72 5.5 88 72 6.7 88 72 4.5 88 72 0.5 84 66 0.3 82 63
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Kurnool is located at 15°50′00″N 78°03′00″E / 15.8333°N 78.05°E / 15.8333; 78.05. It has an average elevation of 273 metres (898 feet).

Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Hundri and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C. Canal (Kurnool–Cuddapah) was built by the Dutch for transportation, but later used for irrigation.

Despite being the largest of all the 4 districts of Rayalaseema, it still remains the backward region of Andhra Pradesh. The other 3 districts are Anantapur, Kadapa and Chittoor. This region flourished in the past under the Hindu King Sri Krishnadevaraya. Hence the name Rayalaseema.

During British period, Nizam of Hyderabad ceded this area to British people so it is also called as ceded districts.

Kurnool was the erstwhile capital of Andhra When the Nizams princely state was merged to form Andhra Pradesh State the capital was shifted to Hyderabad.

The climate is tropical with temperatures ranging from 26°C to 45°C in the summer and 12°C to 31°C in the winter. The average annual rainfall is about 30 inches (762 mm).

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