Climate averages 1991–2020
Palani weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Palani: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a fairly 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 Dharapuram (32 km away). In February its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Palani, with 9.7 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palani ranks joint 92nd of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 369th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Palani is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 35.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 18 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Dharapuram in FebruaryIndia · 32 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Teni in FebruaryIndia · 49 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Dindigul in FebruaryIndia · 51 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Pollachi in FebruaryIndia · 61 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Valparai in FebruaryIndia · 64 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Tiruppur in FebruaryIndia · 76 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in FebruaryIndia · 80 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Karur in FebruaryIndia · 83 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 7.6 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.