Climate averages 1991–2020
Madurai weather
in September.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Madurai: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 82 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudunagar (41 km away). In September its highs average 35.6°C, 0.7°C warmer than Madurai, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Madurai ranks joint 15th of 692 for the warmest September highs and joint 76th of 692 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 692 cities is 30.7°C; Madurai is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 82 mm to 168 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Virudunagar in SeptemberIndia · 41 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 73 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in SeptemberIndia · 46 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Dindigul in SeptemberIndia · 52 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 185 mm rain
- Sivakasi in SeptemberIndia · 63 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 69 mm rain
- Paramagudi in SeptemberIndia · 66 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 25.5°C · 99 mm rain
- Teni in SeptemberIndia · 71 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.3°C · 76 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in SeptemberIndia · 73 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in SeptemberIndia · 81 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 126 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.