Climate averages 1991–2020
Palani weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Palani: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 156 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dharapuram (32 km away). In October its highs average 30.4°C, about as warm as Palani, with 148 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palani ranks joint 456th of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 592nd of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Palani is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 156 mm to 185 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Dharapuram in OctoberIndia · 32 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.4°C · 148 mm rain
- Teni in OctoberIndia · 49 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 145 mm rain
- Dindigul in OctoberIndia · 51 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 246 mm rain
- Pollachi in OctoberIndia · 61 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 175 mm rain
- Valparai in OctoberIndia · 64 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 379 mm rain
- Tiruppur in OctoberIndia · 76 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 192 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in OctoberIndia · 80 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 186 mm rain
- Karur in OctoberIndia · 83 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 153 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.