Climate
Visakhapatnam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with little change in temperature throughout the year. May is the hottest month with an average temperature about 37 °C (99 °F), and January is the coolest month with an average temperature near 23 °C (73 °F).
With the city's location on the Bay of Bengal, the humidity is high throughout the year. Total annual rainfall is about 945 millimetres (37.2 in), most of which falls during the southwest monsoon. October is the wettest month, with about 204 millimetres (8.0 in) of rainfall. November through February is the best time to visit Visakhapatnam weather-wise, since temperatures are moderate.
| Climate data for Visakhapatnam | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.449) |
7.7 (0.303) |
7.5 (0.295) |
27.6 (1.087) |
57.8 (2.276) |
105.6 (4.157) |
134.6 (5.299) |
141.2 (5.559) |
174.8 (6.882) |
204.3 (8.043) |
65.3 (2.571) |
7.9 (0.311) |
945.7 (37.232) |
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