Kanayi

Kanayi is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, in South India. It is at a distance of 12 km from Payyannur. Vannathi Puzha and Meenkuzhi Dam are very important for its agriculture and fishing.

Kanayi
agricultural village
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Coordinates: 12°06′46″N 75°15′52″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Taluk	Payyanur
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-86
Nearest city	kannur

Geography

Kanayi is located on the northern bank of Perumba River. Its average elevation is at 13 metres above the sea level.^[1]

Climate

Kanayi has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen Climate Classification, bordering upon a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Its monsoon season starts in late April and ends in early November. It receives the least amount of rainfall in February, with an average precipitation of 4 millimetres or 0.16 inches; and the most rainfall in June, with an average of 615 millimetres or 24.21 inches.

Climate data for Kanayi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.7 (87.3)	31.4 (88.5)	31.7 (89.1)	31.2 (88.2)	30.1 (86.2)	27.4 (81.3)	26.7 (80.1)	26.9 (80.4)	27.8 (82.0)	28.5 (83.3)	29.5 (85.1)	30.1 (86.2)	29.3 (84.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.8 (78.4)	26.8 (80.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.9 (82.2)	27.4 (81.3)	25.4 (77.7)	24.8 (76.6)	24.8 (76.6)	25.3 (77.5)	25.6 (78.1)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	26.1 (78.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	22.7 (72.9)	24.1 (75.4)	25.2 (77.4)	25.2 (77.4)	24.1 (75.4)	23.6 (74.5)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	23.2 (73.8)	23.6 (74.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	5 (0.2)	4 (0.2)	21 (0.8)	83 (3.3)	231 (9.1)	615 (24.2)	555 (21.9)	362 (14.3)	210 (8.3)	230 (9.1)	75 (3.0)	19 (0.7)	2,410 (95.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Plants of Kanayi

• Rijuraj M P et al (2017) reported a new endemic plant Rotala kanayensis from the marshy substratum of a drying depression on the lateritic rock surface.