Thondi is a town located in the Ramanathapuram district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is about 25 km from Tiruvadanai.[1] During the Sangam period, it India, it was a port town.[1]

Thondi
Map
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictRamanathapuram
Government
 • TypeTown panchayat
 • BodyTown panchayat of Thondi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,465
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN
623409
Vehicle registrationTN-65
Nearest TownRamanathapuram
R. S. Mangalam
Tiruvadanai
Lok Sabha constituencyRamanathapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituencyTiruvadanai

Climate

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Climate data for Thondi (1981–2010, extremes 1959–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
35.0
(95.0)
36.9
(98.4)
37.2
(99.0)
40.1
(104.2)
40.0
(104.0)
40.4
(104.7)
39.2
(102.6)
39.7
(103.5)
37.5
(99.5)
35.9
(96.6)
36.2
(97.2)
40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
30.6
(87.1)
31.8
(89.2)
33.1
(91.6)
33.6
(92.5)
33.9
(93.0)
33.5
(92.3)
33.0
(91.4)
32.5
(90.5)
31.8
(89.2)
30.2
(86.4)
29.6
(85.3)
32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
22.7
(72.9)
24.8
(76.6)
26.7
(80.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.1
(79.0)
25.7
(78.3)
25.4
(77.7)
24.6
(76.3)
23.5
(74.3)
22.1
(71.8)
24.7
(76.5)
Record low °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
18.0
(64.4)
19.7
(67.5)
20.6
(69.1)
21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
21.1
(70.0)
21.5
(70.7)
20.6
(69.1)
20.6
(69.1)
19.5
(67.1)
17.7
(63.9)
17.1
(62.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 39.7
(1.56)
28.7
(1.13)
33.2
(1.31)
55.2
(2.17)
44.7
(1.76)
21.8
(0.86)
28.4
(1.12)
32.7
(1.29)
77.4
(3.05)
196.3
(7.73)
224.1
(8.82)
128.2
(5.05)
910.4
(35.84)
Average rainy days 2.1 1.5 1.8 3.0 2.5 1.7 1.9 2.4 4.0 8.7 10.0 5.9 45.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 76 74 73 75 77 74 73 76 79 79 79 78 76
Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thondi". Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology.
  2. ^ "Station: Tondi Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 757–758. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

9°46′35″N 79°00′28″E / 9.77639°N 79.00778°E / 9.77639; 79.00778