Climate averages 1991–2020
Thoothukudi weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Thoothukudi: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tirunelveli (50 km away). In February its highs average 32.5°C, 2.6°C warmer than Thoothukudi, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Thoothukudi ranks joint 275th of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 580th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Thoothukudi is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 42 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Tirunelveli in FebruaryIndia · 50 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in FebruaryIndia · 54 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in FebruaryIndia · 83 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Sivakasi in FebruaryIndia · 84 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Thenkasi in FebruaryIndia · 92 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Virudunagar in FebruaryIndia · 93 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in FebruaryIndia · 93 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in FebruaryIndia · 99 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 29 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.