Climate averages 1991–2020
Palani weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Palani: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 71 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dharapuram (32 km away). In August its highs average 31.2°C, about as warm as Palani, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palani ranks joint 249th of 692 for the warmest August highs and 20th of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Palani is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 71 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Palani climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 18 | 3.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 36 | 8.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 67 | 15.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 72 | 16.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 31.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 69 | 15.4 | 12.713 h |
| August, selected | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 71 | 16.5 | 12.512 h |
| September | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 89 | 17.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 156 | 20.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 185 | 16.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 90 | 8.4 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Dharapuram in AugustIndia · 32 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 51 mm rain
- Teni in AugustIndia · 49 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Dindigul in AugustIndia · 51 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 151 mm rain
- Pollachi in AugustIndia · 61 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Valparai in AugustIndia · 64 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 499 mm rain
- Tiruppur in AugustIndia · 76 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 69 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in AugustIndia · 80 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 159 mm rain
- Karur in AugustIndia · 83 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 62 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 Palani) is explained once on the Palani year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.