Kallakurichi
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kallakurichi is a city in India, in Tamil Nadu. About 1.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 22nd largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 11.73° N, 78.96° E, about 124 m (407 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kallakurichi. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kallakurichi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 37°C (99°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (62°F). Around 873 mm (34 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in IndiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Tiruchirappalli · 106 km
- Bengaluru · 202 km
- Chennai · 208 km
- Madurai · 221 km
- Coimbatore · 231 km
- Tirunelveli · 361 km
- Vijayawada · 561 km
- Hyderabad · 630 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 12165956 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.