Climate
Colvá features a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification. Colvá, being in the tropical zone and near the Arabian Sea, has a hot and humid climate for most of the year. The month of May is the hottest, seeing day temperatures of over 35 °C (95 °F) coupled with high humidity. The monsoon rains arrive by early June and provide a much needed respite from the heat. Most of Colvá's annual rainfall is received through the monsoons which last till late September.
Colvá has a short winter season between mid-December and February. These months are marked by nights of around 21 °C (68 °F) and days of around 28 °C (84 °F) with moderate amounts of humidity.
| Climate data for Colvá | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.9 (84) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.8 (91) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.28 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.26 (81.08) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.21 (73.78) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.008) |
0.1 (0.004) |
1.2 (0.047) |
11.8 (0.465) |
112.7 (4.437) |
868.2 (34.181) |
994.8 (39.165) |
512.7 (20.185) |
251.9 (9.917) |
124.8 (4.913) |
30.9 (1.217) |
16.7 (0.657) |
2,926 (115.2) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 21.9 | 27.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 90.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 313.1 | 301.6 | 291.4 | 288.0 | 297.6 | 126.0 | 105.4 | 120.9 | 177.0 | 248.0 | 273.0 | 300.7 | 2,842.7 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) | |||||||||||||
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