Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the coolest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In December its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Madurai, with 95 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 124th of 692 for the warmest December highs and 650th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Madurai is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 75 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in DecemberIndia · 41 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 95 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in DecemberIndia · 46 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 95 mm rain
- Dindigul in DecemberIndia · 52 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 101 mm rain
- Sivakasi in DecemberIndia · 63 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 107 mm rain
- Paramagudi in DecemberIndia · 66 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 103 mm rain
- Teni in DecemberIndia · 71 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 70 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in DecemberIndia · 73 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in DecemberIndia · 81 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 107 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.