Madurai Weather in August
Madurai in August
The short of it: Madurai in August averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 26° · rain 141 mm · daylight 12 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Madurai brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 26°, with about 141 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 27 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madurai runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Anuppānadi, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Madurai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 99 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnuppānadiTamil Nadu | 3 km ESE | 35° | 25° | 141 mm |
| MelmadaiTamil Nadu | 3 km ENE | 35° | 26° | 146 mm |
| VilāngudiTamil Nadu | 4 km NW | 35° | 26° | 141 mm |
| AvaniyāpuramTamil Nadu | 4 km S | 35° | 25° | 138 mm |
| VandiyūrTamil Nadu | 5 km ESE | 35° | 25° | 141 mm |
| ĀnaiyūrTamil Nadu | 5 km N | 35° | 25° | 146 mm |
| NāyanakulamTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 35° | 25° | 153 mm |
| KannānendalTamil Nadu | 6 km NNE | 35° | 25° | 153 mm |