Climatic Overview Of Orissa

The climate is usually temperate leaning towards warm and humid. In May, the hottest time of the year, average temperatures range from 27° to 38° C while the average winter (December) temperatures range from 16° to 28º C. Winter is also the time of the year prone to cyclones.

The annual rainfall is about 150 cm with most rain falling in the north and over the Eastern Ghats. The pre monsoon showers in the month of April cause extensive damage to the crops before the monsoons arrive by mid-June, when it really rains in this coastal state with southwest trade winds lashing the region.