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Karwar, India
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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Karwar

Karwar climate by month

Tropical monsoon · AmBest Jan–Mar
Annual mean27°day and night
Seasonal swing3°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation3,671 mm182 wet days a year
14.81° N, 74.13° EElevation 9 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
When to goKarwar · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec48October
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low29° / 25°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Karwar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am): .

The warmest month is December, when afternoons average 30° and nights 24°. August is the coolest month, with highs of 27° and lows of 24°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 3°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.

About 3,671 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. July is the wettest month (1,123 mm, 31 wet days) and February the driest (0 mm, 1 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 9% in February to 74% in July.

The sea reaches about 30° in May. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.

Compared with New Delhi, the capital, Karwar is 8.2° warmer on a December afternoon and receives more precipitation over the year.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
30° · December
Coldest nights
23° · January
Wettest month
July
Driest month
February
Clearest skies
February · 9% cloud
Warmest sea
30° · May
Longest day
13 h 00 min
Shortest day
11 h 15 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature line

Temperature curve

Average high, low and sea
25°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
12121313JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Karwar by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high30°29°29°30°30°28°27°27°27°29°30°30°
Average low23°24°25°26°27°25°25°24°25°25°25°24°
Precipitation1 mm0 mm4 mm9 mm130 mm1,046 mm1,123 mm777 mm345 mm179 mm48 mm9 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)1.80.72.211.218.829.53130.227.720.35.82.7
Cloud cover12%9%12%15%31%67%74%68%55%39%28%18%
Sea temperature28°28°29°30°30°29°28°27°27°29°29°28°
Daylight11h 2011h 4012h 0212h 2812h 4913h 0012h 5512h 3812h 1411h 4911h 2711h 15
Month score768177544640414447486471