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Monthly climate in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tirunelveli features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1069 mm (42.1 inches) and receives 127 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tirunelveli enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India §

The warmest months in Tirunelveli are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 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 (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli, 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)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India §

Tirunelveli usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 209 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tirunelveli are February, June and July. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tirunelveli, 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) 78 (3.1) 18 (0.7) 45 (1.8) 39 (1.5) 70 (2.8) 33 (1.3) 33 (1.3) 57 (2.2) 68 (2.7) 194 (7.6) 285 (11.2) 149 (5.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 4 6 6 13 6 7 10 12 19 21 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India §

The sunniest months in Tirunelveli are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tirunelveli: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tirunelveli, 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 262 312 342 333 332 332 337 322 324 301 272 304
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 50m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 30m 12h 36m 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India §

Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli UV Index data.

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