Climate averages 1991–2020
Villupuram weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Villupuram: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuddalore (36 km away). In January its highs average 27.1°C, 1.5°C cooler than Villupuram, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Villupuram ranks joint 169th of 692 for the warmest January highs and joint 365th of 692 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 692 cities is 25.0°C; Villupuram is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Villupuram climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 13 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| February | 30.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 8.5 | 2.2 | 11.712 h |
| March | 33.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 16 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 30 | 4.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.7°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 51 | 8.8 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.2°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 72 | 12.9 | 12.813 h |
| July | 35.3°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 84 | 14.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 34.4°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 115 | 15.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 33.7°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 128 | 16.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 199 | 20.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 189 | 17.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 105 | 9.1 | 11.411 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
January in nearby cities
- Cuddalore in JanuaryIndia · 36 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Puducherry in JanuaryIndia · 37 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Neyveli in JanuaryIndia · 37 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Tindivanam in JanuaryIndia · 37 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Virudhachalam in JanuaryIndia · 51 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Tiruvannamalai in JanuaryIndia · 56 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in JanuaryIndia · 62 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in JanuaryIndia · 95 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 34 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 Villupuram) is explained once on the Villupuram year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.