Andhra Pradesh Weather Forecast & Climate Summary
Andhra Pradesh's long Bay of Bengal coastline makes it one of India's most cyclone-exposed states, while its interior Rayalaseema plateau is, by contrast, one of the country's most persistently drought-prone regions — two very different climate stories within one state. For live interactive rainfall, wind and satellite maps over Andhra Pradesh, open VayuMet.
Geography & Seasonal Cycle
Coastal Andhra runs along the Bay of Bengal from Srikakulam in the north to Nellore in the south, backed by the Eastern Ghats and including the fertile Godavari and Krishna river deltas — among India's most productive rice-growing regions. Rayalaseema, in the southern interior, is a drier plateau region historically and persistently prone to drought.
Winter (December-February) is mild statewide. Summer (March-May) is hot, especially in the Rayalaseema and coastal-north interior. The southwest monsoon (June-September) is the main rain source for coastal Andhra, particularly the north. The northeast monsoon (October-December) then becomes more important than in most Indian states, contributing significantly to both Rayalaseema and the southern coast — and this transition period is also the state's peak cyclone season.
Weather Systems by Season
The Andhra coast from Srikakulam to Nellore has been struck repeatedly by significant cyclones, including severe systems in 1990 and 1996 and Cyclone Hudhud in 2014, which caused major damage around Visakhapatnam.
North coastal Andhra receives the bulk of its rain in this season, driven by the southwest monsoon current and occasional Bay of Bengal depressions.
Rayalaseema and the southern coast depend on the northeast monsoon for a substantial share of their annual rainfall, more so than most Indian states outside Tamil Nadu.
Frequencies cited from published IMD/IITM climatology where a source is named inline; day-count figures in the table below are computed directly from the 1951–2025 IMD daily archive.
Seasonal Weather Data
The table below is a state-wide average across Andhra Pradesh's 26 districts (the state was reorganised from 13 to 26 districts in April 2022), built from IMD's real 1991-2020 gridded rainfall/temperature normals and 1951-2025 daily archives (not a forecast). Rayalaseema's drier climate and the wetter delta districts diverge meaningfully from this average — use the district climatology tool linked below for any single district's own figures.
| Season | Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Mean Max / Min (°C) | Typical Hottest / Coldest (°C) | Sky (Sunny·Partly·Overcast days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Jan–Feb | 16.5 | 2.7 | 30.3 / 19.4 | 32.7 / 18.0 | 14.7·43.8·0.5 |
| Pre-Monsoon (Summer) Mar–May | 85.4 | 15.0 | 35.8 / 25.2 | 38.3 / 21.2 | 7.8·77.2·7.0 |
| Monsoon (SW) Jun–Sep | 589.0 | 72.6 | 32.9 / 25.3 | 37.2 / 24.3 | 0.1·60.4·61.5 |
| Post-Monsoon Oct–Dec | 311.6 | 26.4 | 30.0 / 21.2 | 32.1 / 17.7 | 14.1·74.3·3.6 |
State figures are a simple average across 26 member districts (IMD Pune 1991–2020 normal; day-count and sky figures from real 1951–2025 daily archives — see District Climatology tool for any single district's own numbers, which can differ substantially from this state average).
Recorded Extremes (IMD 1951–2025 Gridded Data)
- Highest maximum temperature recorded (Prakasam): 45.8°C — 24 May 1980
- Lowest minimum temperature recorded (Vizianagaram): 8.9°C — 15 Jan 2012
- Highest 24-hour rainfall recorded (NTR): 563 mm — 16 Sep 1994
- Highest monthly rainfall recorded (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore): 1269 mm — Nov 2015
Computed directly from the real IMD 1951–2025 daily gridded archive — not a forecast, and not the same as a single-station record. IMD's gridded temperature is 1°×1° (~111 km/cell) and rainfall is 0.25°×0.25° (~25 km/cell); both are spatial analyses of many station observations; a famous single-station record (e.g. a specific town's all-time hottest day) will typically read higher than the grid-cell value shown here, since one station reading isn't smoothed over a ~25–111 km box. "Place" is the nearest district to the grid cell where the extreme occurred, not necessarily the exact spot.
Notable Historical Events
- Cyclone Hudhud: Major cyclone causing severe damage to Visakhapatnam and the north Andhra coast (Visakhapatnam and north coastal Andhra Pradesh, October 2014) — IMD
Risk Profile
Pre- & post-monsoon (May, Oct-Nov). The Andhra coast is one of India's most cyclone-exposed stretches, with Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and other coastal cities facing recurring landfall risk.
Structural, Rayalaseema. Rayalaseema is historically one of India's most persistently drought-affected regions, with chronic rainfall deficits independent of the coast's performance.
Monsoon & cyclone season. The Godavari and Krishna deltas are prone to flooding during heavy monsoon rainfall or cyclone-driven downpours.
Summer (Mar-May). Interior Rayalaseema and parts of coastal Andhra see recurring pre-monsoon heat.
Andhra Pradesh Weather Highlights
- Andhra Pradesh's coastline is among the most cyclone-exposed in India, with Cyclone Hudhud (2014) among the more damaging recent landfalls near Visakhapatnam.
- Rayalaseema, in the state's interior, stands in sharp contrast to the fertile coastal deltas as one of India's most chronically drought-affected regions.
- The state was reorganised from 13 to 26 districts in April 2022 — the district list on this page reflects the current 26-district structure.
All 26 Districts
Click a district on the District Climatology tool or search it on the 10-day forecast page for its own normals — the grid below is the full current list (India's Local Government Directory codes, cross-checked against the latest state reorganisation).