What is the climate required for growing oil palms?

Oil palm is a humid crop and requires evenly distributed annual rainfall of 2500 to 4000mm. As we know even rainfall distribution is not possible, it is advised to cultivate oil palm crop under assured irrigation by adopting recommended practices. Oil palm crop comes up very at mean annual temperature of 20 to 27°C with bright sunlight for at least 5 to 6 hours a day. It is also important to have a humidity of more than 80% for the best yield.