Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Chikodi India

In Chikodi, the wet season is warm, oppressive, windy, and overcast and the dry season is hot and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 98°F and is rarely below 56°F or above 102°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Chikodi for hot-weather activities is from mid February to mid April.

The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from March 8 to May 22, with an average daily high temperature above 94°F. The hottest month of the year in Chikodi is April, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 21 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Chikodi is December, with an average low of 62°F and high of 84°F.

In Chikodi, 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 Chikodi begins around October 23 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 8.

The clearest month of the year in Chikodi is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 8 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Chikodi is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% 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 Chikodi varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from May 28 to October 4, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Chikodi is July, with an average of 20.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from October 4 to May 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Chikodi is February, with an average of 0.3 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 Chikodi is July, with an average of 20.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 67% on July 28.

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. Chikodi experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from April 13 to November 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Chikodi is July, with an average rainfall of 9.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from November 17 to April 13. The month with the least rain in Chikodi is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Chikodi varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:58 AM on June 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 7:03 AM on January 21. The earliest sunset is at 5:56 PM on November 22, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 12 minutes later at 7:08 PM on July 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Chikodi 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.

Chikodi experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from April 8 to November 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Chikodi is July, with 30.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Chikodi is January, with 0.3 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 Chikodi experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 25 to September 2, with average wind speeds of more than 11.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Chikodi is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from September 2 to May 25. The calmest month of the year in Chikodi is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 7.8 months, from February 15 to October 8, with a peak percentage of 100% on July 31. The wind is most often from the east for 4.2 months, from October 8 to February 15, with a peak percentage of 70% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Chikodi 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 Chikodi for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late February, 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 time of year to visit Chikodi for hot-weather activities is from mid February to mid April, 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 Chikodi 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 2.6 months, from February 15 to May 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Chikodi is March, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from June 6 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Chikodi is July, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chikodi are 16.429 deg latitude, 74.586 deg longitude, and 2,093 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chikodi contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 554 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,155 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,056 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,081 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chikodi is covered by cropland (73%) and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (71%) and grassland (11%), and within 50 miles by cropland (67%) and trees (13%).