Climate averages 1991–2020
Puducherry weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Puducherry: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuddalore (21 km away). In February its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Puducherry, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Puducherry ranks joint 349th of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 295th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Puducherry is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.4 mm to 17 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
Puducherry climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 18 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 28.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 9.4 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 17 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.9°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 30 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.3°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 43 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.3°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 47 | 9.9 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.9°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 61 | 12.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.3°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 88 | 13.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.6°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 99 | 14.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 215 | 19.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 259 | 18.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 141 | 10.2 | 11.411 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
- Cuddalore in FebruaryIndia · 21 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Villupuram in FebruaryIndia · 37 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Tindivanam in FebruaryIndia · 38 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Neyveli in FebruaryIndia · 51 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Virudhachalam in FebruaryIndia · 72 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Tiruvannamalai in FebruaryIndia · 88 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 19.3°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in FebruaryIndia · 94 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in FebruaryIndia · 97 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 19.6°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 Puducherry) is explained once on the Puducherry year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.