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Twelve months of averages for Tirunelveli, 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, Tirunelveli has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to September, December and January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to April.
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): April to January.
The warmest month is March (35°C) and the coolest December (27°C). The wettest is October (246 mm) and the driest January (13 mm); about 1,293 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.

Tirunelveli: 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
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Tirunelveli

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

Climate in Tirunelveli 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	29°C	19°C	13 mm	77%	54%	5.2	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	33°C	20°C	16 mm	68%	47%	5.9	24°C	Hot
March	35°C	22°C	42 mm	64%	50%	6.1	27°C	Hot
April	34°C	24°C	90 mm	71%	63%	5.8	31°C	Hot
May	31°C	24°C	136 mm	79%	71%	5.5	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	23°C	136 mm	85%	80%	5.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	28°C	22°C	110 mm	85%	83%	5.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	29°C	22°C	85 mm	84%	79%	5.4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	29°C	22°C	137 mm	83%	74%	5.5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	29°C	22°C	246 mm	84%	77%	4.9	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	21°C	221 mm	87%	78%	4.2	29°C	Wet
December	27°C	20°C	61 mm	86%	69%	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

29°C

19°C

13 mm

77%

54%

5.2

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

33°C

20°C

16 mm

68%

47%

5.9

24°C

Hot

March

35°C

22°C

42 mm

64%

50%

6.1

27°C

Hot

April

34°C

24°C

90 mm

71%

63%

5.8

31°C

Hot

May

31°C

24°C

136 mm

79%

71%

5.5

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

23°C

136 mm

85%

80%

5.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

28°C

22°C

110 mm

85%

83%

5.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

29°C

22°C

85 mm

84%

79%

5.4

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

29°C

22°C

137 mm

83%

74%

5.5

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

29°C

22°C

246 mm

84%

77%

4.9

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

21°C

221 mm

87%

78%

4.2

29°C

Wet

December

27°C

20°C

61 mm

86%

69%

4.4

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery