Kanyakumari District is the extreme south tip of India with Kerala on the north-west, Tirunelveli District in north-east, Arabian Sea in the south-west, Bay of Bengal in the South east and Indian Ocean in the south. Kanyakumari Forest Division is located between 77o10’-77o35’ east longitude and 8o5’ – 8o35’ north latitude
The highest point is 1829.4 m at the trijunction of Mahendragiri, Kalakad and Veerapuli Reserved Forests. Other important peaks are Mahendragiri (1645.2 m) in Mahendragiri RF, Mottaichi peak (1590.4 m) and Varaittumudi (1426.2 m)
in and Vanamuttimalai in Klamalai RFs.The valleys and flat lands between the spurs are accessible and contain valuable forests. At Muthukuzhivayal there is a plateau about 16 KM long and 10 KM wide,at an elevation of 1341 M
The general climate of the district is pleasant. Both the south west and north east monsoon winds, the proximity of the sea and the dwindling heights of Western ghats greatly influence the climate of this district. In Kanyakumari rainfall is distributed over four seasons. eg. (a) South west monsoon (Jun-Sep) 37.6% and 33.7 rainy days (b) north-east monsoon (Oct-Dec) 37.9% and 26.5 rainy days (c) Winter (Jan-Feb) 2.7% and 2.7 rainy days and (d) the hot wheather summer seasons 21.7% and 16.8 rainy days. In the hill region the rainfall is uniformly distributed in both monsoons and maximum rainfall occurs during October and November. On the whole this district gets an average annual rainfall of 1369.5 mm with 79.7 rainy days.
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