Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajapalayam weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th 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 Rajapalayam: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sivakasi (27 km away). In February its highs average 33.4°C, 0.7°C warmer than Rajapalayam, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Rajapalayam ranks joint 51st of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 572nd of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Rajapalayam is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 35.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 39 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Sivakasi in FebruaryIndia · 27 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Virudunagar in FebruaryIndia · 47 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in FebruaryIndia · 47 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in FebruaryIndia · 48 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in FebruaryIndia · 60 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Thenkasi in FebruaryIndia · 61 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Teni in FebruaryIndia · 63 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Madurai in FebruaryIndia · 81 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 15 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.