Climate averages 1991–2020
Thoothukudi weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Thoothukudi: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tirunelveli (50 km away). In September its highs average 34.7°C, 2.5°C warmer than Thoothukudi, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Thoothukudi ranks joint 110th of 692 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 692 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 692 cities is 30.7°C; Thoothukudi is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 156 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 32.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 7.0 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Tirunelveli in SeptemberIndia · 50 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in SeptemberIndia · 54 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 47 mm rain
- Aruppukkottai in SeptemberIndia · 83 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Sivakasi in SeptemberIndia · 84 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 69 mm rain
- Thenkasi in SeptemberIndia · 92 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 135 mm rain
- Virudunagar in SeptemberIndia · 93 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 73 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in SeptemberIndia · 93 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 135 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in SeptemberIndia · 99 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 126 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.