Climate averages 1991–2020
Palakollu weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Palakollu: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bhimavaram (22 km away). In December its highs average 28.8°C, 0.7°C warmer than Palakollu, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palakollu ranks joint 181st of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 554th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Palakollu is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 6.5 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Palakollu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 6.5 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| February | 30.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 6.2 | 1.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 5.4 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 36.6°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 31 | 3.4 | 12.913 h |
| June | 34.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 149 | 14.4 | 13.113 h |
| July | 31.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 185 | 20.0 | 13.013 h |
| August | 30.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 199 | 20.0 | 12.713 h |
| September | 30.7°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 206 | 20.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 154 | 18.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 76 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 28.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 18 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Bhimavaram in DecemberIndia · 22 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Tanuku in DecemberIndia · 27 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Tadepalligudem in DecemberIndia · 40 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Rajamahendravaram in DecemberIndia · 55 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Eluru in DecemberIndia · 70 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Machilīpatnam in DecemberIndia · 73 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Kākināda in DecemberIndia · 73 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Gudivāda in DecemberIndia · 79 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 15 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Palakollu) is explained once on the Palakollu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.