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Monthly climate in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chidambaram features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1283 mm (50.5 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chidambaram enjoys an average of 3725 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Chidambaram are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chidambaram experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India §

Chidambaram usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 275 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chidambaram are February, March and April. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66 (2.6) 10 (0.4) 14 (0.5) 12 (0.5) 17 (0.7) 37 (1.4) 76 (3.0) 101 (4.0) 124 (4.9) 208 (8.2) 397 (15.6) 222 (8.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 2 3 3 6 9 16 16 17 20 24 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Chidambaram are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chidambaram: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 264 309 345 342 350 324 320 305 300 310 259 292
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 30m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 38m 12h 46m 12h 42m 12h 28m 12h 10m 11h 51m 11h 34m 11h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India §

Chidambaram experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chidambaram UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 12 13 15 12 12 13 13 13 11 10 9