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Best time to visit Madurai

January is the best time to visit Madurai for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 77/100
The least cloud March 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 11 mm
Warmth May 37 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 77 30 °C 3
2 December 74 29 °C 8
3 February 68 33 °C 3
4 November 57 29 °C 17
5 March 57 36 °C 4
6 July 49 35 °C 11
7 August 48 35 °C 12
8 June 48 36 °C 10
9 September 47 35 °C 13
10 April 47 37 °C 8
11 October 46 32 °C 19
12 May 40 37 °C 12

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 37 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.4 °C 11 mm 48 %
February 33.4 °C 16 mm 38 %
March 36.2 °C 28 mm 36 %
April 37.0 °C 49 mm 53 %
May 37.4 °C 63 mm 65 %
June 36.1 °C 47 mm 82 %
July 35.4 °C 49 mm 87 %
August 35.2 °C 66 mm 84 %
September 35.1 °C 86 mm 78 %
October 32.2 °C 179 mm 78 %
November 29.4 °C 169 mm 74 %
December 28.8 °C 72 mm 62 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.