Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in August.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 70 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In August its highs average 35.9°C, 0.9°C warmer than Madurai, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks 14th of 692 for the warmest August highs and 19th of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Madurai is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 70 mm to 82 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in AugustIndia · 41 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in AugustIndia · 46 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Dindigul in AugustIndia · 52 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 151 mm rain
- Sivakasi in AugustIndia · 63 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Paramagudi in AugustIndia · 66 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Teni in AugustIndia · 71 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in AugustIndia · 73 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 80 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AugustIndia · 81 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 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.