Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 25.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In April its highs average 37.1°C, about as warm as Madurai, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 285th of 692 for the warmest April highs and 587th of 692 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 692 cities is 36.0°C; Madurai is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 37.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 48 mm to 63 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Madurai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 12 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 33.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.1°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 24 | 4.3 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 36.9°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 48 | 8.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 37.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 63 | 12.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 36.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 46 | 10.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 35.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 52 | 11.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 35.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 70 | 12.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 34.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 82 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 168 | 18.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 160 | 16.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 75 | 8.1 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in AprilIndia · 41 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in AprilIndia · 46 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 55 mm rain
- Dindigul in AprilIndia · 52 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 25.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Sivakasi in AprilIndia · 63 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Paramagudi in AprilIndia · 66 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Teni in AprilIndia · 71 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in AprilIndia · 73 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 25.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AprilIndia · 81 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.3°C · 76 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 Madurai) is explained once on the Madurai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.