Madurai, India climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Madurai has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 101°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 70°F at night. Precipitation totals about 30 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 7.7 inches while March barely receives 0.03 inches.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 101°F most of the year.

About 205 days a year above 90 °F

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 70°F.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 30 in of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Madurai climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	92	97	101	101	99	98	97	96	92	87	86
Avg temp (°F)	78	81	86	90	90	89	89	88	87	83	80	78
Avg low (°F)	69	70	74	79	80	80	79	78	77	76	73	70
Precipitation (in)	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.2	0.7	2.6	1.5	2.7	3.7	6.8	7.7	2.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	88	92	97	101	101	99
Avg temp (°F)	78	81	86	90	90	89
Avg low (°F)	69	70	74	79	80	80
Precipitation (in)	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.2	0.7	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	98	97	96	92	87	86
Avg temp (°F)	89	88	87	83	80	78
Avg low (°F)	79	78	77	76	73	70
Precipitation (in)	1.5	2.7	3.7	6.8	7.7	2.9

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	0.6	0.9	2	4	3	3	6	7	11	10	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	18	23	22	23	22	24	23	20	15	7	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	0.6	0.9	2	4	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	18	23	22	23	22

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	6	7	11	10	7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	24	23	20	15	7	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	37	38	54	63	75	80	78	73	74	70	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	13	15	7	5	2	0.8	1.0	2	2	4	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	11	11	14	13	9	7	9	10	10	9	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	4	5	9	14	19	23	21	18	19	18	12
Relative humidity (%)	75	65	56	56	61	63	63	66	70	79	84	82
Wind speed (mph)	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.9	8.5	9.0	7.8	5.5	4.0	4.8	5.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	45	37	38	54	63	75
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	13	15	7	5	2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	11	11	14	13	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	4	5	9	14	19
Relative humidity (%)	75	65	56	56	61	63
Wind speed (mph)	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.9	8.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	80	78	73	74	70	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.8	1.0	2	2	4	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	9	10	10	9	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	23	21	18	19	18	12
Relative humidity (%)	63	66	70	79	84	82
Wind speed (mph)	9.0	7.8	5.5	4.0	4.8	5.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Tiruchchirapalli, a weather station, about 115 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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