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Cuddalore weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Cuddalore is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 5.9°C. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: the bulk of the year's rain falls between September and December. Cuddalore weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.3°Chigh near average

28° / 24°Today
29° / 25°Average
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How it's changed

+0.7°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49219days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 201 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 201 in the 1940s+0.7°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 40 mmhigh 27°low 23°February, rain 16 mmhigh 28°low 23°March, rain 22 mmhigh 30°low 25°April, rain 27 mmhigh 32°low 27°May, rain 38 mmhigh 33°low 28°June, rain 36 mmhigh 33°low 28°July, rain 54 mmhigh 32°low 27°August, rain 77 mmhigh 32°low 27°September, rain 91 mmhigh 31°low 27°October, rain 204 mmhigh 30°low 25°November, rain 263 mmhigh 28°low 24°December, rain 155 mmhigh 27°low 23°wettest month November, 263 mm · 1,024 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Light rain

Right now

24.5°

29°feels like
93%humidity
23°dew point
9 km/hfrom N
UV index0.0
sunrise06:01sunset17:47day length11h 46m
MonOvercast28°24°
TueOvercast32°24°
WedClear34°25°
ThuMostly clear34°26°
FriOvercast34°25°
SatMostly clear32°26°
SunMostly clear32°25°

On this date: October 25

Today (forecast)
28° / 24°
Average for October 25
29° / 25°

High near average · −1.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 33.0° · 1951
  • Lowest since 1940: 23.6° · 2000
  • One year ago: 30° / 26°

Every October 25 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 25 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Cuddalore is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 11.76°N, 79.77°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
11.76°N, 79.77°E
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

25 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.9°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

May brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 33.4°C and nights around 28.3°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 26.8°C and typical overnight lows of 22.7°C.

In total, Cuddalore averages about 1,024 mm of precipitation a year; November is usually the wettest month (263 mm) and February the driest (16 mm).

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Cuddalore now averages 0.7°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. Recent years have brought more rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 16% over the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 6°C. Wettest month: November (~263 mm). Whole year averages ~1,024 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Cuddalore month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January26.8°22.7°40 mm11.4 h29.2° (2024)19.0° (1990)
February28.1°23.4°16 mm11.6 h32.7° (1950)19.6° (1989)
March30.1°25.1°22 mm11.9 h35.0° (1953)21.3° (1945)
April31.9°27.2°27 mm12.3 h36.4° (1949)23.0° (1949)
May33.4°28.3°38 mm12.5 h37.8° (1956)24.3° (1958)
June33.2°28.0°36 mm12.7 h36.1° (1945)24.7° (1956)
July32.5°27.3°54 mm12.6 h36.4° (2001)23.9° (1943)
August32.0°26.9°77 mm12.4 h35.6° (1997)24.0° (1965)
September31.5°26.6°91 mm12.1 h34.9° (1968)23.2° (1943)
October29.8°25.5°204 mm11.7 h34.2° (2009)22.6° (1974)
November27.9°24.3°263 mm11.4 h34.1° (1950)20.5° (1984)
December26.9°23.2°155 mm11.3 h30.7° (1950)19.2° (1941)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.7°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.08°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.12°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 200.9 early in the record → 219.3 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1956, coldest in 1990: 37.8°C / 19.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,024 mm/year on average. Last decade: +16% vs that average. Long-term trend: +39 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Cuddalore

Which is the warmest month in Cuddalore?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Cuddalore is May (mean daily temperature of about 30.6°C) and the coolest is January (about 24.8°C).
How does today's temperature in Cuddalore compare to the historical average?
On October 25, 2026, Cuddalore is forecast to reach a high of 27.9°C and a low of 24.4°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 29.2°C and a low of 25.2°C, so today's high is 1.3°C cooler than that average.
How much has Cuddalore warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Cuddalore is about 0.7°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Cuddalore?
Cuddalore receives about 1,024 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Cuddalore?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Cuddalore is about 27.9°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Cuddalore by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Cuddalore (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/23°, February 28°/23°, March 30°/25°, April 32°/27°, May 33°/28°, June 33°/28°, July 32°/27°, August 32°/27°, September 31°/27°, October 30°/25°, November 28°/24°, December 27°/23°.

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