Climate
Ooty features a subtropical highland climate under Köppen’s climate classification. Despite its location in the tropics, in stark contrast with most of South India, Ooty generally features pleasantly mild conditions throughout the year. However, nighttime in the months of January and February is typically chilly. Generally, the town appears to be eternally stuck in the spring season. Temperatures are relatively consistent throughout the year; with average high temperatures ranging from about 17-20 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures between approximately 5-12 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ooty is 25 degrees Celsius, which by South Asian standards is uncharacteristically low for an all-time record high temperature. The lowest temperature was being -2 degree Celsius. The city sees on average about 1250 mm of precipitation annually, with a marked drier season from December through March.
| Climate data for Ooty (Udagamandalam) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22 (72) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.69 (67.45) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11 (52) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.24 (48.64) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
2 (36) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
9 (48) |
8 (46) |
9 (48) |
8 (46) |
7 (45) |
6 (43) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 20.5 (0.807) |
10.2 (0.402) |
25.8 (1.016) |
75.4 (2.969) |
147.5 (5.807) |
136.7 (5.382) |
181.1 (7.13) |
123.7 (4.87) |
134.9 (5.311) |
189.2 (7.449) |
139.9 (5.508) |
52.8 (2.079) |
1,237.7 (48.728) |
| Source: Indian Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
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