Weather averages for Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh |
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Average high °C | 25 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Average low °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Precipitation mm | 12.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 39.0 | 48.0 | 103.0 | 133.0 | 169.0 | 160.0 | 179.0 | 79.0 | 4.0 |
Average high °F | 84 | 88 | 93 | 95 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 85 |
Average low °F | 65 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 67 |
Precipitation inches | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 1.54 | 1.89 | 4.06 | 5.24 | 6.65 | 6.30 | 7.06 | 3.11 | 0.16 |
Source: www.wunderground.com 2008-03-24 |
The average annual rainfall for the city and its surrounding area is of the order of 95 centimeters with the bulk of the rain coming from north-east monsoon. Between September and November, storms and depressions originating in the Bay of Bengal cross the east coast in the neighbourhood causing heavy rains and gales. As per Thornthwaite’s classification, Visakhapatnam and its environs come under the semi–arid (D) category. All the elements of climate viz. temperature, pressure, wind, rainfall, relative humidity and other weather phenomena hardly exist and exhibit a well marked variation while January is the coolest month of the year with average temperatures of 30 °C and 22.5 °C respectively. The present airport is getting flooded frequently due to severe rains.This is due to the location of the airport. it was made for small operations, surrounded by marshy lands, the river flood water discharging into sea. The present government has taken steps to modernize the airport with night landing facilities. in this process, the area has been strengthened with flood relieving canal and raising the runway .
Best time to visit Visakhapatnam
The climate of the Visakhapatnam remains pleasant through out the year. The maximum temperature during the summers goes to 39oC, while in winters it falls to a minimum of 19oC.