Velankanni Weather in December
Velankanni in December
The short of it: Velankanni in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 260 mm (10.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 23° · rain 260 mm · daylight 11 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Velankanni an average December high of 28°, a low of 23° and some 260 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Velankanni: highs scarcely reach 28°, nights fall to 23°. Wet spells are common — about 260 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 30 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Velankanni runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Nagapattinam, 9 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Velankanni, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 211 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NagapattinamTamil Nadu | 9 km N | 29° | 23° | 260 mm |
| KilvelurTamil Nadu | 14 km NW | 28° | 22° | 238 mm |
| Talaināyar AgrahāramTamil Nadu | 15 km SSW | 28° | 23° | 256 mm |
| TirumalarājanpatnamPuducherry | 21 km N | 29° | 23° | 249 mm |
| TittachcheriTamil Nadu | 21 km NNW | 28° | 23° | 241 mm |
| ThiruvarurTamil Nadu | 24 km WNW | 29° | 22° | 220 mm |
| KāraikālPuducherry | 26 km N | 29° | 23° | 243 mm |
| ThiruthuraipoondiTamil Nadu | 28 km SW | 28° | 23° | 233 mm |