Climate averages 1991–2020
Salem weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th 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 Salem: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tiruchengode (42 km away). In February its highs average 33.3°C, about as warm as Salem, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Salem ranks joint 35th of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 246th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Salem is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 36.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.1 mm to 16 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
Salem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 4.6 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 33.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 7.1 | 1.8 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 56 | 7.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 101 | 15.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 86 | 15.1 | 12.713 h |
| August | 32.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 105 | 15.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 140 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 176 | 18.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 122 | 13.6 | 11.612 h |
| December | 28.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 52 | 6.2 | 11.511 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
- Tiruchengode in FebruaryIndia · 42 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Kumarapalayam in FebruaryIndia · 54 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Erode in FebruaryIndia · 58 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Karur in FebruaryIndia · 78 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in FebruaryIndia · 88 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Krishnagiri in FebruaryIndia · 96 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Tiruppur in FebruaryIndia · 106 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in FebruaryIndia · 108 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 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 Salem) is explained once on the Salem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.