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Monthly climate in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mettupalayam features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1669 mm (65.7 inches) and receives 179 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Mettupalayam enjoys an average of 3591 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Mettupalayam are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mettupalayam experiences 326 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 Mettupalayam, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India §

Mettupalayam usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 292 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Mettupalayam are February, March and April. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mettupalayam, 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) 35 (1.4) 9 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 19 (0.8) 67 (2.6) 196 (7.7) 306 (12.1) 315 (12.4) 233 (9.2) 255 (10.0) 141 (5.5) 78 (3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 1 3 4 12 24 27 27 25 23 18 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Mettupalayam are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 39 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Mettupalayam: January, August and November receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mettupalayam, 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 267 310 338 324 318 293 289 276 289 289 284 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 37m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 35m 11h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India §

Mettupalayam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Mettupalayam UV Index data.

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

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India

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