Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In March its highs average 36.6°C, about as warm as Madurai, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 29th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 530th of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Madurai is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 36.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in MarchIndia · 41 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in MarchIndia · 46 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 23.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Dindigul in MarchIndia · 52 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Sivakasi in MarchIndia · 63 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Paramagudi in MarchIndia · 66 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Teni in MarchIndia · 71 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in MarchIndia · 73 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in MarchIndia · 81 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 39 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.