Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in July.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In July its highs average 35.9°C, 0.7°C warmer than Madurai, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 27th of 692 for the warmest July highs and 15th of 692 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 692 cities is 31.0°C; Madurai is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 52 mm to 70 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in JulyIndia · 41 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in JulyIndia · 46 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Dindigul in JulyIndia · 52 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 24.0°C · 139 mm rain
- Sivakasi in JulyIndia · 63 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Paramagudi in JulyIndia · 66 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 26.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Teni in JulyIndia · 71 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 80 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in JulyIndia · 73 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in JulyIndia · 81 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 95 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.