Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 9th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 168 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In October its highs average 32.5°C, about as warm as Madurai, with 186 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 123rd of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 610th of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Madurai is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 168 mm to 160 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in OctoberIndia · 41 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 186 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in OctoberIndia · 46 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 186 mm rain
- Dindigul in OctoberIndia · 52 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 246 mm rain
- Sivakasi in OctoberIndia · 63 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 186 mm rain
- Paramagudi in OctoberIndia · 66 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.4°C · 207 mm rain
- Teni in OctoberIndia · 71 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 145 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in OctoberIndia · 73 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.1°C · 191 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in OctoberIndia · 81 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 231 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.