Climate averages 1991–2020
Neyveli weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Neyveli: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Virudhachalam (21 km away). In March its highs average 34.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Neyveli, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Neyveli ranks joint 254th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 369th of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Neyveli is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 28 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
Neyveli climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 17 | 4.7 | 11.512 h |
| February | 30.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 33.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 28 | 4.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.6°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 47 | 8.8 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.3°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 70 | 13.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 35.1°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 80 | 15.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 34.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 106 | 16.1 | 12.513 h |
| September | 33.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 117 | 16.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 200 | 20.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 222 | 18.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 123 | 10.7 | 11.511 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
- Virudhachalam in MarchIndia · 21 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Cuddalore in MarchIndia · 33 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Villupuram in MarchIndia · 37 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Puducherry in MarchIndia · 51 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in MarchIndia · 59 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in MarchIndia · 60 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Tindivanam in MarchIndia · 72 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in MarchIndia · 73 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 17 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 Neyveli) is explained once on the Neyveli year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.