Geography and Climate
Vijayawada is surrounded by the Krishna river on the east and west and the Budameru River on the north. The northern, northwestern, and southwestern parts of the city are covered by a low range of hills, while the central, southwestern and northwestern parts are covered by rich and fertile agriculture lands with three major irrigation canals. The topography of Vijayawada is flat, with a few small- to medium-sized hills. The Krishna River runs through the city. These hills are part of the Eastern Ghats cut through by the Krishna river. They have very low elevation compared to the average elevation of the ghats. Three canals originating from the north side of the Prakasham barrage reservoir, Eluru, Bandar and Ryves, run through the city. Thanks to these canals, Vijayawada is in the race for the title of ‘Venice of the East’, competing with Alleppey of Kerala and Kampong Ayer of Brunei. Several bridges have been built across these three canals over the decades making eligible to vie for the exotic title.
Buckingham Canal originates from the south side of the reservoir formed by Prakasam Barrage. Due to the presence of the Krishna river the soil around here is very fertile and cultivated intensively.
The climate is tropical, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate, with hot summers and moderate winters. The peak temperature reaches 47 °C (117 °F) in May–June, while the winter temperature is 20–27 C. The average humidity is 78% and the average annual rainfall is 103 cm. Vijayawada gets its rainfall from both the southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon. It was nicknamed "Blaze-wada" for its scorching summer heat by Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy.
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| Climate data for Vijayawada(1951–1980) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.035) |
5.3 (0.209) |
9.6 (0.378) |
14.3 (0.563) |
51.3 (2.02) |
131.9 (5.193) |
218.4 (8.598) |
187.6 (7.386) |
163.5 (6.437) |
142..6 (5.59) |
51.3 (2.02) |
6.7 (0.264) |
998.2 (39.299) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 56.1 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department. | |||||||||||||
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