Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kāthor India

In Kāthor, the wet season is oppressive, windy, and mostly cloudy; the dry season is mostly clear; and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 60°F to 102°F and is rarely below 55°F or above 107°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Kāthor for hot-weather activities are from mid February to mid April and from mid October to late November.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from March 26 to May 31, with an average daily high temperature above 99°F. The hottest month of the year in Kāthor is May, with an average high of 101°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from July 6 to September 22, with an average daily high temperature below 89°F. The coldest month of the year in Kāthor is January, with an average low of 61°F and high of 87°F.

In Kāthor, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kāthor begins around September 26 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around June 3.

The clearest month of the year in Kāthor is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 3 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around September 26.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kāthor is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kāthor varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from June 14 to September 16, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kāthor is July, with an average of 16.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.0 months, from September 16 to June 14. The month with the fewest wet days in Kāthor is March, with an average of 0.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kāthor is July, with an average of 16.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on July 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kāthor experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from May 16 to October 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Kāthor is July, with an average rainfall of 14.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 30 to May 16. The month with the least rain in Kāthor is December, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Kāthor varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:55 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 23 minutes later at 7:18 AM on January 17. The earliest sunset is at 5:54 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 29 minutes later at 7:24 PM on July 4.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kāthor during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Kāthor experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 1 to November 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Kāthor is January, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kāthor experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 2 to September 2, with average wind speeds of more than 10.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kāthor is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 14.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from September 2 to May 2. The calmest month of the year in Kāthor is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kāthor varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 7.6 months, from February 23 to October 10, with a peak percentage of 79% on August 4. The wind is most often from the east for 1.8 months, from October 10 to December 3, with a peak percentage of 51% on November 6. The wind is most often from the north for 2.7 months, from December 3 to February 23, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Kāthor is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.9 months, from April 25 to July 21, with an average temperature above 83°F. The month of the year in Kāthor with the warmest water is June, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.3 months, from December 26 to March 4, with an average temperature below 76°F. The month of the year in Kāthor with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 74°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kāthor throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kāthor for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kāthor for hot-weather activities are from mid February to mid April and from mid October to late November, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kāthor are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from March 15 to May 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kāthor is April, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 7 to January 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kāthor is December, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kāthor are 21.289 deg latitude, 72.941 deg longitude, and 75 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kāthor contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 115 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 59 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (207 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,696 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kāthor is covered by cropland (66%), grassland (12%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%) and trees (10%), and within 50 miles by cropland (46%) and water (32%).