Climate averages 1991–2020
Tirunelveli weather
in August.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Tirunelveli: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the joint 4th 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 Thenkasi (48 km away). In August its highs average 29.5°C, 4.8°C cooler than Tirunelveli, with 132 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Tirunelveli ranks joint 28th of 692 for the warmest August highs and joint 2nd of 692 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 692 cities is 30.2°C; Tirunelveli is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 50 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Thenkasi in AugustIndia · 48 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 132 mm rain
- Thoothukudi in AugustIndia · 50 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in AugustIndia · 53 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in AugustIndia · 54 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Nāgercoil in AugustIndia · 67 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.4°C · 51 mm rain
- Neyyāttinkara in AugustIndia · 75 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 179 mm rain
- Sivakasi in AugustIndia · 81 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in AugustIndia · 82 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 Tirunelveli) is explained once on the Tirunelveli year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.