climigo

Tamil Nadu

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is January, the least hot. Avoid February–December (hot).

Climate zones

Sri LankaKeralaPuducherryKarnatakaAndhra PradeshChennaiChennaiChennaiAurovilleAurovilleAurovilleCoimbatoreCoimbatoreCoimbatoreTiruvannamalaiTiruvannamalaiTiruvannamalai

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°21°
February 32°21°
March 35°23°
April 36°25°
May 36°26°
June 34°26°
July 33°25°
August 33°25°
September 33°25°
October 32°24°
November 30°23°
December 29°22°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20.7 · 30.2 °CJanuary: 20.7 · 30.2 °C21.1 · 32.4 °CFebruary: 21.1 · 32.4 °C23.0 · 34.8 °CMarch: 23.0 · 34.8 °C25.4 · 36.0 °CApril: 25.4 · 36.0 °C26.3 · 36.0 °CMay: 26.3 · 36.0 °C25.8 · 34.3 °CJune: 25.8 · 34.3 °C25.2 · 33.3 °CJuly: 25.2 · 33.3 °C24.7 · 33.0 °CAugust: 24.7 · 33.0 °C24.6 · 33.0 °CSeptember: 24.6 · 33.0 °C24.0 · 31.6 °COctober: 24.0 · 31.6 °C23.0 · 29.8 °CNovember: 23.0 · 29.8 °C21.6 · 29.3 °CDecember: 21.6 · 29.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 20.7 – 30.2 °C
Feb 21.1 – 32.4 °C
Mar 23.0 – 34.8 °C
Apr 25.4 – 36.0 °C
May 26.3 – 36.0 °C
Jun 25.8 – 34.3 °C
Jul 25.2 – 33.3 °C
Aug 24.7 – 33.0 °C
Sep 24.6 – 33.0 °C
Oct 24.0 – 31.6 °C
Nov 23.0 – 29.8 °C
Dec 21.6 – 29.3 °C

How much it rains

January 18 mm1 d
February 12 mm1 d
March 21 mm1 d
April 43 mm3 d
May 67 mm5 d
June 70 mm5 d
July 85 mm5 d
August 114 mm6 d
September 132 mm7 d
October 222 mm9 d
November 191 mm8 d
December 83 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18 mm · 1 rain day · 18 mm a dayJanuary: 18 mm · 1 rain day · 18 mm a day12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a dayFebruary: 12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a day21 mm · 1 rain day · 21 mm a dayMarch: 21 mm · 1 rain day · 21 mm a day43 mm · 3 rain days · 14 mm a dayApril: 43 mm · 3 rain days · 14 mm a day67 mm · 5 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 67 mm · 5 rain days · 13 mm a day70 mm · 5 rain days · 14 mm a dayJune: 70 mm · 5 rain days · 14 mm a day85 mm · 5 rain days · 17 mm a dayJuly: 85 mm · 5 rain days · 17 mm a day114 mm · 6 rain days · 19 mm a dayAugust: 114 mm · 6 rain days · 19 mm a day132 mm · 7 rain days · 19 mm a daySeptember: 132 mm · 7 rain days · 19 mm a day222 mm · 9 rain days · 25 mm a dayOctober: 222 mm · 9 rain days · 25 mm a day191 mm · 8 rain days · 24 mm a dayNovember: 191 mm · 8 rain days · 24 mm a day83 mm · 4 rain days · 21 mm a dayDecember: 83 mm · 4 rain days · 21 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 18 mm1 d
Feb 12 mm1 d
Mar 21 mm1 d
Apr 43 mm3 d
May 67 mm5 d
Jun 70 mm5 d
Jul 85 mm5 d
Aug 114 mm6 d
Sep 132 mm7 d
Oct 222 mm9 d
Nov 191 mm8 d
Dec 83 mm4 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 33
February 11 h 47
March 12 h 03
April 12 h 22
May 12 h 37
June 12 h 45
July 12 h 42
August 12 h 29
September 12 h 11
October 11 h 54
November 11 h 38
December 11 h 30

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities