Madurai climate — normals and trends
Madurai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Madurai averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Madurai has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 10 May 1973) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 26 December 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MaduraiTamil Nadu
- coords
- 9.92°, 78.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
335 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.3 °C
10 May 1973
Coldest day
13.3 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
213 mm
18 October 2014
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
2 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
13.4 °C
26 December 1941
Sunniest day
12.3 h
15 May 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 33 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 82 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 35.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 36.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 186 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 169 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madurai?
Madurai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madurai?
The hottest day measured in Madurai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1973, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madurai?
The coldest day measured in Madurai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Madurai?
Almost never: Madurai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madurai warmed?
Yes: Madurai warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madurai?
The wettest day measured in Madurai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2014, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madurai?
The windiest day measured in Madurai between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madurai?
The warmest month in Madurai is May (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Madurai?
Madurai receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madurai?
Madurai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madurai?
Yes: Madurai has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madurai?
In Madurai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 2 June 2014, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 26 December 1941.
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