Climate averages 1991–2020
Virudhachalam weather
in July.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Virudhachalam: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 26.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 81 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Neyveli (21 km away). In July its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Virudhachalam, with 80 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Virudhachalam ranks joint 27th of 692 for the warmest July highs and joint 50th of 692 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 692 cities is 31.0°C; Virudhachalam is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 81 mm to 99 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Neyveli in JulyIndia · 21 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 26.3°C · 80 mm rain
- Kallakurichi in JulyIndia · 47 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 82 mm rain
- Villupuram in JulyIndia · 51 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 26.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Cuddalore in JulyIndia · 55 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 27.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in JulyIndia · 58 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 27.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in JulyIndia · 62 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 26.5°C · 56 mm rain
- Puducherry in JulyIndia · 72 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 27.4°C · 61 mm rain
- Thanjavur in JulyIndia · 84 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 26.5°C · 57 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.