Climate averages 1991–2020
Dharapuram weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Dharapuram: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palani (32 km away). In March its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Dharapuram, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Dharapuram ranks joint 106th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 281st of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Dharapuram is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 35.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dharapuram climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 5.3 | 1.4 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 9.7 | 1.7 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 35.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 12 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 30 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 50 | 9.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 44 | 7.7 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 50 | 8.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 31.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 51 | 9.2 | 12.512 h |
| September | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 64 | 10.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 148 | 16.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 157 | 15.8 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 62 | 6.9 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Palani in MarchIndia · 32 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Tiruppur in MarchIndia · 46 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in MarchIndia · 51 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Pollachi in MarchIndia · 58 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Dindigul in MarchIndia · 64 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Karur in MarchIndia · 65 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Coimbatore in MarchIndia · 69 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Erode in MarchIndia · 71 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 10 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dharapuram) is explained once on the Dharapuram year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.