Velankanni Weather in August
Velankanni in August
The short of it: Velankanni in August averages a high of 35 °C (94 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 25° · rain 125 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Velankanni an average August high of 35°, a low of 25° and some 125 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Velankanni runs about middling and drier than most in August. Nagapattinam, 9 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Velankanni, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 64 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NagapattinamTamil Nadu | 9 km N | 34° | 25° | 126 mm |
| KilvelurTamil Nadu | 14 km NW | 35° | 25° | 140 mm |
| Talaināyar AgrahāramTamil Nadu | 15 km SSW | 35° | 25° | 129 mm |
| TirumalarājanpatnamPuducherry | 21 km N | 35° | 25° | 134 mm |
| TittachcheriTamil Nadu | 21 km NNW | 35° | 25° | 139 mm |
| ThiruvarurTamil Nadu | 24 km WNW | 35° | 25° | 146 mm |
| KāraikālPuducherry | 26 km N | 35° | 25° | 141 mm |
| ThiruthuraipoondiTamil Nadu | 28 km SW | 35° | 26° | 147 mm |