Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajapalayam weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Rajapalayam: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 95 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes July a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sivakasi (27 km away). In July its highs average 34.7°C, 1.0°C warmer than Rajapalayam, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Rajapalayam ranks joint 101st of 692 for the warmest July highs and joint 79th of 692 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 692 cities is 31.0°C; Rajapalayam is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 33.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 95 mm to 105 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Sivakasi in JulyIndia · 27 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Virudunagar in JulyIndia · 47 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in JulyIndia · 47 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in JulyIndia · 48 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 151 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in JulyIndia · 60 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Thenkasi in JulyIndia · 61 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 151 mm rain
- Teni in JulyIndia · 63 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 80 mm rain
- Madurai in JulyIndia · 81 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 52 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.