Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In February its highs average 33.8°C, 0.6°C warmer than Madurai, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 27th of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 369th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Madurai is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in FebruaryIndia · 41 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in FebruaryIndia · 46 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Dindigul in FebruaryIndia · 52 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Sivakasi in FebruaryIndia · 63 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Paramagudi in FebruaryIndia · 66 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Teni in FebruaryIndia · 71 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in FebruaryIndia · 73 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in FebruaryIndia · 81 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 29 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.