Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajapalayam weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 9th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Rajapalayam: daytime highs average 31.7°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 231 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sivakasi (27 km away). In October its highs average 32.1°C, about as warm as Rajapalayam, with 186 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Rajapalayam ranks joint 165th of 692 for the warmest October highs and 674th of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Rajapalayam is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 231 mm to 210 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Sivakasi in OctoberIndia · 27 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 186 mm rain
- Virudunagar in OctoberIndia · 47 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 186 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in OctoberIndia · 47 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 145 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in OctoberIndia · 48 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 211 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in OctoberIndia · 60 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 186 mm rain
- Thenkasi in OctoberIndia · 61 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 211 mm rain
- Teni in OctoberIndia · 63 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 145 mm rain
- Madurai in OctoberIndia · 81 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 168 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.