Climate averages 1991–2020
Thoothukudi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Thoothukudi: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tirunelveli (50 km away). In August its highs average 34.2°C, 1.8°C warmer than Thoothukudi, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Thoothukudi ranks joint 83rd of 692 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Thoothukudi is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 13 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
Thoothukudi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 38 | 7.2 | 11.712 h |
| February | 29.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 30 | 6.7 | 11.812 h |
| March | 31.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 42 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.4°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 50 | 7.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.5°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 30 | 2.9 | 12.513 h |
| June | 33.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 9.0 | 1.7 | 12.613 h |
| July | 32.7°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 32.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 7.0 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 13 | 2.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 156 | 12.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 266 | 20.7 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 140 | 14.1 | 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
- Tirunelveli in AugustIndia · 50 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in AugustIndia · 54 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in AugustIndia · 83 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Sivakasi in AugustIndia · 84 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Thenkasi in AugustIndia · 92 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 132 mm rain
- Virudunagar in AugustIndia · 93 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in AugustIndia · 93 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AugustIndia · 99 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 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 Thoothukudi) is explained once on the Thoothukudi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.