Madurai weather in June

In June, Madurai sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Madurai's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madurai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Madurai is city of Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 34.7 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
9,905/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical June day in Madurai reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Madurai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Madurai weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°122.611.55.3
Feb34° / 22°152.711.73.8
Mar37° / 24°244.211.92.0
Apr38° / 26°488.712.21.1
May38° / 27°6312.812.40.9
Jun37° / 26°4610.112.61.6
Jul36° / 26°5211.712.51.9
Aug36° / 26°7013.212.31.9
Sep36° / 25°8213.612.11.9
Oct33° / 24°16818.911.82.6
Nov30° / 23°1601711.53.9
Dec30° / 22°768.111.45.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
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32476
42476
52179
62080
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Madurai gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
540
639
738
837
936
1035
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1234
1333
1433
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1731
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2031
2131
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1252451
2252451
3252451
4253441
5254431
6254431
7255421
8256411
9257401
10258391
11259381
12261361
13262351
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15264331
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Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:596:31
212.55:596:31
312.55:596:32
412.55:596:32
512.65:596:32
612.65:596:32
712.65:596:33
812.65:596:33
912.66:006:33
1012.66:006:34
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1312.66:006:34
1412.66:006:35
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Madurai

In seasonPeak

None of Madurai's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Madurai's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Madurai?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Madurai.

What to pack for Madurai in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Madurai sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Madurai in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madurai peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Madurai in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Madurai is worst in November — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Madurai's WHO annual average of 34.7 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorNov 2046 µg/m³Jul 1423 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May37Poor
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Madurai?

Madurai sits at 9.9°N, 78.1°E, 139 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Munnar, 117 km away.

AlappuzhaKochiJaffnaThaikattusseryMannarValvedditturaiPoint Pedro

Topography around Madurai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Madurai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madurai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,338 m.

The land around Madurai is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
2,338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Munnar 117 km · Alappuzha 202 km · Kochi 204 km · Jaffna 209 km · Thaikattussery 214 km · Mannar 219 km · Valvedditturai 225 km · Point Pedro 232 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Madurai (9.919°, 78.1195°, elevation 139 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).