Climate averages 1991–2020
Kovilpatti weather
in August.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Kovilpatti: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sivakasi (32 km away). In August its highs average 34.8°C, 0.6°C cooler than Kovilpatti, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Kovilpatti ranks joint 9th of 692 for the warmest August highs and joint 2nd of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Kovilpatti is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 47 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Kovilpatti climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 18 | 3.6 | 11.712 h |
| February | 33.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 18 | 3.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 29 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 44 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 37.1°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 48 | 9.5 | 12.513 h |
| June | 35.5°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 30 | 6.7 | 12.613 h |
| July | 35.1°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 27 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 35.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 35 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 35.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 47 | 9.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 145 | 16.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 171 | 17.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 98 | 9.5 | 11.612 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
August in nearby cities
- Sivakasi in AugustIndia · 32 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in AugustIndia · 45 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AugustIndia · 47 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Virudunagar in AugustIndia · 47 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Tirunelveli in AugustIndia · 53 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Thoothukudi in AugustIndia · 54 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in AugustIndia · 59 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Thenkasi in AugustIndia · 65 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 132 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 Kovilpatti) is explained once on the Kovilpatti year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.