General Information

  Location and General Particulars:  

Location     :  Bay of Bengal (Between Sumatra & Andaman Islands)

Latitude       :  Between 6^th Parallel and 10^th Parallel of North Latitude.

Longitude   :  Between 92.40 degrees and 94 degrees of East Longitude.

   Climate     

            The atmosphere is damp and warm all the year round though when the sun is soothing the nights may be chilly, while the temperature varies from 65 to 98 degrees (F) in the shade. The rainfall is anything between 90 and 170 inches annually, and is considerably more on Great Nicobar; most rain falls during the South West Monsoon, but hardly a month passes without it. The monsoon sets in at the end of May or beginning of June and strong south-westerly winds heavy squalls are current till September. Easterly winds prevail from November till April, usually beginning from the south-east and veering round to the north-east. During October and from February to April it is usually calm. Cyclones have been recorded here, but as a rule the cyclones, which reverse the Bay of Bengal, originate north of the Nicobars and do not affect these islands.

Normal rainfall                   :  2750 mm

Temperature                     :  22 deg – 32 deg.

Relative humidity               :  70%