Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Palāsa India

In Palāsa, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is humid and mostly clear, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 66°F to 97°F and is rarely below 62°F or above 101°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Palāsa for hot-weather activities is from late January to late March.

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from March 14 to June 1, with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest month of the year in Palāsa is May, with an average high of 96°F and low of 82°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from November 1 to January 24, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Palāsa is December, with an average low of 67°F and high of 80°F.

In Palāsa, 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 Palāsa begins around October 18 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 2.

The clearest month of the year in Palāsa is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 81% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 2 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Palāsa is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% 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 Palāsa varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 30 to October 21, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Palāsa is August, with an average of 18.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 21 to May 30. The month with the fewest wet days in Palāsa is December, with an average of 0.6 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 Palāsa is August, with an average of 18.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 62% on July 27.

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. Palāsa experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from March 24 to December 4, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Palāsa is August, with an average rainfall of 8.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from December 4 to March 24. The month with the least rain in Palāsa is December, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Palāsa varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 0 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:14 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 14 minutes later at 6:28 AM on January 19. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on November 25, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 20 minutes later at 6:33 PM on July 5.

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

Palāsa experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from February 8 to November 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 36% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Palāsa is January, with 6.4 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 Palāsa experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from March 17 to September 3, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Palāsa is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from September 3 to March 17. The calmest month of the year in Palāsa is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 4.7 months, from January 30 to June 21 and for 1.1 months, from September 2 to October 5, with a peak percentage of 84% on April 27. The wind is most often from the west for 2.4 months, from June 21 to September 2, with a peak percentage of 54% on August 5. The wind is most often from the east for 1.2 months, from October 5 to November 11 and for 1.5 months, from December 13 to January 30, with a peak percentage of 48% on November 6.

Palāsa 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 2.5 months, from August 16 to October 30, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Palāsa with the warmest water is September, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.0 months, from December 12 to February 12, with an average temperature below 79°F. The month of the year in Palāsa with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 78°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Palāsa 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 Palāsa for general outdoor tourist activities is from late 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 Palāsa for hot-weather activities is from late January to late March, with a peak score in the last week of February.

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 Palāsa 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 2.5 months, from February 19 to May 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Palāsa is March, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 30 to September 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Palāsa is June, with an average of 3.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Palāsa are 18.773 deg latitude, 84.410 deg longitude, and 118 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Palāsa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 472 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 112 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,884 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,928 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Palāsa is covered by cropland (78%) and trees (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (47%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by water (54%) and cropland (26%).