HAPPY NAVRATRI ..
Vagaries exclusive .. Festive weather series..
Part 2  ..Kochi , Chennai , Bengaluru , Hyderabad..

Past 20 years Dasra day weather averages of 16 cities..
Dasra was as early as 28 Sep and late as 
26 Oct during 1999 to 2018 period..

Part 1(see previous blog) ..Mumbai , Ratnagiri , Rajkot , Nasik , Pune , Nagpur , Solapur 

stay tuned for..Part 3 (on 8 oct) ..Delhi , Dehradun , Kolkata , Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati

Dasra generally marks the end of monsoon season over most of the country.Thunderstorms can occur as the monsoon withdraws,with cyclones /disturbances making their presence felt on the eastern seaboard.

1. South India coastal plains  :

Kerala coast remains range bound (around 31 / 24) and milder temperature wise during Navratri compared to the Tamilnadu coast.

Post monsoon , Kochi receives more rainfall than Chennai in October .

Along with Orissa , Kerala coast is the rainiest part of India during this season.

Dasra day weather averages of the past 20 years (1999 to 2018)

	KOCHI	CHENNAI AP
BEFORE 15 OCT	31 / 24.1	32.9 / 24.9
ON / AFTER 15 OCT	30.7 / 23.6	32.3 / 24.3
AVERAGE TEMP	30.9 / 23.9	32.6 / 24.6
AVERAGE RAIN PER DAY	26.2 mms	10.6 mms
RAINY DAYS OUT OF 20	11	6
HIGHEST MAX	32.4	35.8
LOWEST MAX	28.2	28.4
max below 30	3 days	2 days
max above 35	0 days	3 days
HIGHEST MIN	26.2	26.5
LOWEST MIN	22	22
min below 20	0 days	0 days
min above 25	1 day	7 days
HIGHEST RAINFALL ON  DASRA DAY	128 mms	94 mms

2. Deccan Plateau (South India) :

Bengaluru retains the cool monsoon type weather during Navratri.

Hyderabad has fine weather with warm days and comfy nights.

Dasra day weather averages of the past 20 years (1999 to 2018)

	BENGALURU	HYDERABAD
BEFORE 15 OCT	28.9 / 20.2	32.3 / 21.9
ON / AFTER 15 OCT	28.3 / 19.8	30.6 / 20.4
AVERAGE TEMP	28.7 / 20	31.5 / 21.3
AVERAGE RAIN PER DAY	5.2 mms	5 mms
RAINY DAYS OUT OF 20	8	6
HIGHEST MAX	31.8	35.4
LOWEST MAX	26.4	24.9
max below 30	15 days	3 days
max above 35	0 days	1 day
HIGHEST MIN	21.3	22.7
LOWEST MIN	18.4	16.8
min below 20	5 days	2 days
min above 25	0 days	0 days
HIGHEST RAINFALL ON  DASRA DAY	26 mms	37 mms