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Twelve months of averages for Madurai, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Madurai has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in December and January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to September.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): October and November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): September to January.
The warmest month is April (37°C) and the coolest December (28°C). The wettest is October (197 mm) and the driest January (9 mm); about 962 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Madurai: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayHot
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Madurai

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Madurai by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	30°C	18°C	9 mm	74%	43%	5.2	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	33°C	19°C	12 mm	64%	38%	5.9	24°C	Hot
March	36°C	22°C	23 mm	57%	45%	6.3	27°C	Hot
April	37°C	24°C	50 mm	59%	57%	6.2	31°C	Hot
May	35°C	25°C	101 mm	64%	63%	6	35°C	Hot
June	34°C	24°C	57 mm	65%	71%	5.8	37°C	Hot
July	34°C	23°C	72 mm	63%	76%	5.6	39°C	Hot
August	34°C	23°C	89 mm	66%	74%	5.8	39°C	Hot
September	33°C	23°C	115 mm	70%	69%	5.8	37°C	Hot
October	31°C	22°C	197 mm	78%	72%	5.1	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	21°C	177 mm	84%	71%	4.5	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	19°C	60 mm	83%	60%	4.4	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

30°C

18°C

9 mm

74%

43%

5.2

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

33°C

19°C

12 mm

64%

38%

5.9

24°C

Hot

March

36°C

22°C

23 mm

57%

45%

6.3

27°C

Hot

April

37°C

24°C

50 mm

59%

57%

6.2

31°C

Hot

May

35°C

25°C

101 mm

64%

63%

35°C

Hot

June

34°C

24°C

57 mm

65%

71%

5.8

37°C

Hot

July

34°C

23°C

72 mm

63%

76%

5.6

39°C

Hot

August

34°C

23°C

89 mm

66%

74%

5.8

39°C

Hot

September

33°C

23°C

115 mm

70%

69%

5.8

37°C

Hot

October

31°C

22°C

197 mm

78%

72%

5.1

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

21°C

177 mm

84%

71%

4.5

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

19°C

60 mm

83%

60%

4.4

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery