Climate averages 1991–2020
Virudhachalam 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 Virudhachalam: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 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 32 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Neyveli (21 km away). In January its highs average 28.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Virudhachalam, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Virudhachalam ranks joint 134th of 692 for the warmest January highs and joint 399th of 692 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 692 cities is 25.0°C; Virudhachalam is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 8.9 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
Virudhachalam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 29.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| February | 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
January in nearby cities
- Neyveli in JanuaryIndia · 21 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in JanuaryIndia · 47 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Villupuram in JanuaryIndia · 51 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Cuddalore in JanuaryIndia · 55 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in JanuaryIndia · 58 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in JanuaryIndia · 62 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Puducherry in JanuaryIndia · 72 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Thanjavur in JanuaryIndia · 84 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 20 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.