Climate averages 1991–2020
Virudhachalam weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Virudhachalam: daytime highs average 31.7°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Neyveli (21 km away). In February its highs average 30.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Virudhachalam, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Virudhachalam ranks joint 123rd of 692 for the warmest February highs and joint 288th of 692 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 692 cities is 28.0°C; Virudhachalam is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Virudhachalam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 31.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 8.9 | 2.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 34.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 27 | 4.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.1°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 53 | 10.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 36.4°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 71 | 12.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 35.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 81 | 14.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 34.5°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 99 | 15.0 | 12.513 h |
| September | 34.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 116 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 182 | 19.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 194 | 17.4 | 11.612 h |
| December | 28.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 99 | 9.7 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Neyveli in FebruaryIndia · 21 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in FebruaryIndia · 47 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Villupuram in FebruaryIndia · 51 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Cuddalore in FebruaryIndia · 55 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in FebruaryIndia · 58 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in FebruaryIndia · 62 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Puducherry in FebruaryIndia · 72 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Thanjavur in FebruaryIndia · 84 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 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 Virudhachalam) is explained once on the Virudhachalam year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.