May is the hottest month in this part of India. June get relief with monsoon clouds and rain, but May is relentless sunshine. As the sun passes the Tropic of Cancer, it is directly overhead for much of the day - maximum sunshine, maximum heating.
Not only is it hot, but it is humid. The air is thick with humidity. (And yes, I know that warm humid air is actually less dense than warm dry air. But it sure doesn't feel that way!) The dew point is around 80°F (27°C). That's the night-time temperature here. It's rarely that humid in the U.S. outside of the Gulf coast.
So how hot is it?
In temperatures, it's been as warm as 40° or 41°C. That's 105°F. With a heat index as high as 47°C (117°F).
The towels feel like they have just come out of the dryer -- nice and warm.
And our marble and granite floors (stone is much cheaper than wood) feel like they are heated. And that's inside in the shade!
I sure am glad we have AC for sleeping at night! Ceiling fans are a necessity. (At least they are for me.) When the power goes out (as it has even as I type), the AC, refrigerator, and microwave don't run, but the ceiling fans (and one "tube light" per room) are on our back-up inverter circuit that runs off two large batteries.
Monsoon is about 5 weeks off …
Not only is it hot, but it is humid. The air is thick with humidity. (And yes, I know that warm humid air is actually less dense than warm dry air. But it sure doesn't feel that way!) The dew point is around 80°F (27°C). That's the night-time temperature here. It's rarely that humid in the U.S. outside of the Gulf coast.
So how hot is it?
In temperatures, it's been as warm as 40° or 41°C. That's 105°F. With a heat index as high as 47°C (117°F).
The towels feel like they have just come out of the dryer -- nice and warm.
And our marble and granite floors (stone is much cheaper than wood) feel like they are heated. And that's inside in the shade!
I sure am glad we have AC for sleeping at night! Ceiling fans are a necessity. (At least they are for me.) When the power goes out (as it has even as I type), the AC, refrigerator, and microwave don't run, but the ceiling fans (and one "tube light" per room) are on our back-up inverter circuit that runs off two large batteries.
Monsoon is about 5 weeks off …
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