Climate averages 1991–2020
Velampālaiyam weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Velampālaiyam: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 19.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tiruppur (5 km away). In December its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Velampālaiyam, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Velampālaiyam ranks joint 171st of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 630th of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Velampālaiyam is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Velampālaiyam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.512 h |
| February | 32.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 14 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 23 | 3.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 46 | 8.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.9°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 70 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 130 | 18.6 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 173 | 22.6 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 159 | 21.1 | 12.512 h |
| September | 31.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 137 | 20.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 186 | 21.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 149 | 15.3 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 28.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 58 | 7.4 | 11.511 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
December in nearby cities
- Tiruppur in DecemberIndia · 5 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Coimbatore in DecemberIndia · 40 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Idaiyarpālaiyam in DecemberIndia · 44 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Dharapuram in DecemberIndia · 51 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Erode in DecemberIndia · 51 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Kumarapalayam in DecemberIndia · 55 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Pollachi in DecemberIndia · 63 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Tiruchengode in DecemberIndia · 69 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.1°C · 48 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 Velampālaiyam) is explained once on the Velampālaiyam year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.