In Vijayawada, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is sweltering, muggy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 64°F to 106°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 114°F.
The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from March 14 to May 31, with an average daily high temperature above 102°F. The hottest month of the year in Vijayawada is May, with an average high of 105°F and low of 82°F.
The cool season lasts for 5.1 months, from August 15 to January 19, with an average daily high temperature below 90°F. The coldest month of the year in Vijayawada is December, with an average low of 64°F and high of 86°F.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.
In Vijayawada, 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 Vijayawada begins around October 25 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around May 3.
The clearest month of the year in Vijayawada is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 3 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 25.
The cloudiest month of the year in Vijayawada is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.
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. Vijayawada experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.
The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from April 13 to December 23, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Vijayawada is October, with an average rainfall of 6.2 inches.
The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from December 23 to April 13. The month with the least rain in Vijayawada is March, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.
The length of the day in Vijayawada varies over the course of the year. In 2023, the shortest day is December 22, 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 5:33 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 6 minutes later at 6:39 AM on January 20. The earliest sunset is at 5:32 PM on November 23, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 12 minutes later at 6:44 PM on July 7.
Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Vijayawada.
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.
Vijayawada experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.
The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 26 to December 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 51% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Vijayawada is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.
The month with the fewest muggy days in Vijayawada is January, with 11.2 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 Vijayawada experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from March 22 to August 26, with average wind speeds of more than 8.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Vijayawada is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.3 miles per hour.
The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from August 26 to March 22. The calmest month of the year in Vijayawada is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Vijayawada varies throughout the year.
The wind is most often from the south for 4.1 months, from January 29 to June 2, with a peak percentage of 92% on April 4. The wind is most often from the west for 4.1 months, from June 2 to October 4, with a peak percentage of 82% on July 30. The wind is most often from the east for 3.8 months, from October 4 to January 29, with a peak percentage of 70% on January 1.
This report illustrates the typical weather in Vijayawada, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.
Vijayawada is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.
The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Vijayawada, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .
All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.
Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .
Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .
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