Climate averages 1991–2020
Palakkad weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Palakkad: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pollachi (41 km away). In February its highs average 32.4°C, 2.5°C cooler than Palakkad, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palakkad ranks 1st of 692 for the warmest February highs and 279th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Palakkad is 7.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 36.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.4 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Palakkad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 2.5 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 35.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 8.4 | 1.7 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 22 | 4.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 52 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 81 | 18.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 28.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 212 | 26.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 27.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 202 | 25.5 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 153 | 22.0 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 117 | 19.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 159 | 21.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 101 | 11.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 28 | 3.6 | 11.512 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
February in nearby cities
- Pollachi in FebruaryIndia · 41 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Idaiyarpālaiyam in FebruaryIndia · 42 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Coimbatore in FebruaryIndia · 43 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Thrissur in FebruaryIndia · 56 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Valparai in FebruaryIndia · 59 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Malappuram in FebruaryIndia · 69 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Manjeri in FebruaryIndia · 70 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Ooty in FebruaryIndia · 71 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.5°C · 24 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 Palakkad) is explained once on the Palakkad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.