Climate averages 1991–2020
Tirunelveli weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Tirunelveli: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thenkasi (48 km away). In July its highs average 29.1°C, 4.7°C cooler than Tirunelveli, with 151 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Tirunelveli ranks joint 84th of 692 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 692 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 692 cities is 31.0°C; Tirunelveli is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Thenkasi in JulyIndia · 48 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 151 mm rain
- Thoothukudi in JulyIndia · 50 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 26.4°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in JulyIndia · 53 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in JulyIndia · 54 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 151 mm rain
- Nāgercoil in JulyIndia · 67 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Neyyāttinkara in JulyIndia · 75 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 212 mm rain
- Sivakasi in JulyIndia · 81 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in JulyIndia · 82 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 95 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.