Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Howli India

In Howli, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and partly cloudy and the dry season is warm and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 52°F to 88°F and is rarely below 48°F or above 93°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Howli for hot-weather activities are from early April to early May and from early October to early November.

The hot season lasts for 6.6 months, from March 28 to October 15, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Howli is August, with an average high of 88°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 1.8 months, from December 12 to February 5, with an average daily high temperature below 74°F. The coldest month of the year in Howli is January, with an average low of 53°F and high of 71°F.

In Howli, 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 Howli begins around September 30 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around June 6.

The clearest month of the year in Howli is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around September 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Howli is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 83% 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 Howli varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from April 2 to October 3, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Howli is July, with an average of 23.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from October 3 to April 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Howli is December, with an average of 0.9 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 Howli is July, with an average of 23.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 79% on June 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. Howli experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 2 to November 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Howli is July, with an average rainfall of 13.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from November 15 to February 2. The month with the least rain in Howli is December, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Howli varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:32 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 43 minutes later at 6:15 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 4:33 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 6:23 PM on July 2.

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

Howli experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 20 to November 29, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Howli 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 Howli experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from February 20 to May 9, with average wind speeds of more than 4.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Howli is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.4 months, from May 9 to February 20. The calmest month of the year in Howli is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 4.1 months, from January 1 to May 3, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 21. The wind is most often from the west for 4.7 months, from May 3 to September 24, with a peak percentage of 51% on July 13. The wind is most often from the east for 3.2 months, from September 24 to December 31, with a peak percentage of 55% on November 11.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Howli 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 times of year to visit Howli for general outdoor tourist activities are from early February to late March and from late October to mid December, with a peak score in the third week of November.

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 Howli for hot-weather activities are from early April to early May and from early October to early November, with a peak score in the last week of October.

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 Howli 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 2.7 months, from March 15 to June 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Howli is April, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 16 to January 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Howli is December, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Howli are 26.422 deg latitude, 90.980 deg longitude, and 171 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Howli is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 52 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 145 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (121 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (10,262 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Howli is covered by cropland (98%), within 10 miles by cropland (92%), and within 50 miles by cropland (61%) and trees (26%).