Climate averages 1991–2020
Tirunelveli weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Tirunelveli: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thenkasi (48 km away). In April its highs average 34.9°C, 1.3°C cooler than Tirunelveli, with 115 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Tirunelveli ranks joint 418th of 692 for the warmest April highs and 610th of 692 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 692 cities is 36.0°C; Tirunelveli is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs stay level at 36.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 59 mm to 54 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Tirunelveli climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 32 | 5.8 | 11.712 h |
| February | 32.5°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 29 | 5.5 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 40 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 36.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 59 | 9.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 36.2°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 54 | 8.3 | 12.513 h |
| June | 34.1°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 35 | 6.0 | 12.613 h |
| July | 33.8°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 28 | 6.3 | 12.613 h |
| August | 34.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 35 | 6.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 34.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 50 | 8.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 189 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 245 | 20.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 125 | 13.2 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Thenkasi in AprilIndia · 48 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 115 mm rain
- Thoothukudi in AprilIndia · 50 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 26.8°C · 50 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in AprilIndia · 53 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 25.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in AprilIndia · 54 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 115 mm rain
- Nāgercoil in AprilIndia · 67 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Neyyāttinkara in AprilIndia · 75 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.4°C · 179 mm rain
- Sivakasi in AprilIndia · 81 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AprilIndia · 82 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.3°C · 76 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 Tirunelveli) is explained once on the Tirunelveli year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.