Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajapalayam weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 6th 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 Rajapalayam: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 105 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes August a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sivakasi (27 km away). In August its highs average 34.8°C, 0.9°C warmer than Rajapalayam, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Rajapalayam ranks joint 37th of 692 for the warmest August highs and joint 85th of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Rajapalayam is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 105 mm to 126 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
Rajapalayam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 25 | 5.5 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 29 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 39 | 6.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 76 | 12.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 116 | 19.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 96 | 16.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 33.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 95 | 16.2 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 33.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 105 | 16.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 34.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 126 | 17.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 231 | 22.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 210 | 20.9 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 107 | 11.9 | 11.612 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
- Sivakasi in AugustIndia · 27 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Virudunagar in AugustIndia · 47 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in AugustIndia · 47 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in AugustIndia · 48 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in AugustIndia · 60 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Thenkasi in AugustIndia · 61 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 132 mm rain
- Teni in AugustIndia · 63 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Madurai in AugustIndia · 81 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 70 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 Rajapalayam) is explained once on the Rajapalayam year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.