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Monthly climate in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Madurai features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 966 mm (38.0 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Madurai enjoys an average of 3737 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Madurai are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (89 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Madurai 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 Madurai, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India §

Madurai usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 164 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Madurai are February, March and April. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Madurai, 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) 43 (1.7) 6 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 30 (1.2) 59 (2.3) 39 (1.5) 64 (2.5) 110 (4.3) 104 (4.1) 148 (5.8) 191 (7.5) 152 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 1 4 5 15 8 13 16 16 20 21 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Madurai are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Madurai: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Madurai, 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 260 310 344 336 342 329 330 313 312 303 266 288
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 35m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 34m 12h 41m 12h 37m 12h 25m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 38m 11h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India §

Madurai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Madurai UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Madurai, 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) 11 12 14 14 13 12 13 14 13 12 11 10