Climate averages 1991–2020
Tirunelveli weather
in March.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Tirunelveli: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thenkasi (48 km away). In March its highs average 35.7°C, 0.5°C warmer than Tirunelveli, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Tirunelveli ranks joint 117th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 633rd of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Tirunelveli is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Thenkasi in MarchIndia · 48 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Thoothukudi in MarchIndia · 50 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 42 mm rain
- Kovilpatti in MarchIndia · 53 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 29 mm rain
- Kadayanallur in MarchIndia · 54 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Nāgercoil in MarchIndia · 67 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.4°C · 36 mm rain
- Neyyāttinkara in MarchIndia · 75 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 117 mm rain
- Sivakasi in MarchIndia · 81 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in MarchIndia · 82 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 39 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.