[5] Kanchipuram district is situated on the North Eastern part of Tamil Nadu.

The table below shows the maximum and minimum temperatures experienced in the district during different seasons.

Northeast and Southwest monsoon are the major donors, with 54% and 36% contribution each to the total annual rainfall.

Through most of the year it remains dry, attributed to the construction of dams across the river in Andhra Pradesh.

Palar river along with tanks and wells are the main sources of irrigation in this district.

[citation needed] More than 70 percent of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu are in Kancheepuram district, including those at Erumaiyur, Nandampakkam, Sirukalathur, Sikarayapuram, Ayyancheri, Kilambakkam and Nanmangalam.