January is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharmapuri, with average highs near 30.2°C and lows around 16.3°C (mean 23.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 10 mm of rainfall and 71% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharmapuri. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Dharmapuri was 2024 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest were 1992 and 2006 at 20.9°C. Typical January days reach 30.2°C with nights near 16.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is one of the drier months in Dharmapuri, averaging 10 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1985 with 70 mm, while the driest were 1993, 2013 and 2014, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Dharmapuri during January averages 71%. The most humid January was 2011 at 82%, and the least humid was 2019 at 59%.
January receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Dharmapuri. The sunniest Januarys were 1999 and 2013 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Dharmapuri during January is 2 m/s. The windiest January was 2014 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest were 2008, 2012 and 2022, among others at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.2°C | 22.6°C | 23.2°C | 23.7°C | 23.7°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 30.1°C | 29.6°C | 30.1°C | 30.9°C | 30.1°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 16.3°C | 15.6°C | 16.2°C | 16.4°C | 17.2°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 19 mm | 9 mm | 8 mm | 4 mm | 13 mm | -6 mm |
January temperatures in Dharmapuri have risen by about 0.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 9.2°C (1992) to a record high of 36.4°C (1983).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 10 mm, with a wettest year of 70 mm.
One of the best times to visit Dharmapuri
January is one of the best times to visit Dharmapuri. Expect days averaging 30.2°C and nights around 16.3°C (mean 23.3°C) — cooler than Dharmapuri's yearly average — with low rainfall (10 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.2°C | 22.8°C | 16.5°C | 32.4°C | 13.4°C | 9 mm | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2024 🔥 | 32.0°C | 25.2°C | 18.4°C | 34.7°C | 15.8°C | 13 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 29.7°C | 22.4°C | 15.2°C | 31.2°C | 11.9°C | 1 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 28.9°C | 23.3°C | 17.7°C | 32.2°C | 15.2°C | 8 mm | 79% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 29.2°C | 23.5°C | 17.8°C | 31.6°C | 14.0°C | 47 mm | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 31.8°C | 24.8°C | 17.7°C | 35.2°C | 14.4°C | 2 mm | 70% | 1.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 32.4°C | 24.0°C | 15.7°C | 33.9°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 30.9°C | 23.5°C | 16.0°C | 33.0°C | 12.8°C | 1 mm | 67% | 1.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 31.9°C | 24.2°C | 16.5°C | 34.2°C | 13.9°C | 11 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 30.4°C | 23.3°C | 16.2°C | 33.6°C | 12.9°C | 1 mm | 71% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 31.1°C | 23.8°C | 16.6°C | 32.7°C | 11.5°C | 3 mm | 67% | 2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 31.2°C | 24.1°C | 16.9°C | 32.8°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 32.3°C | 24.7°C | 17.0°C | 33.2°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 30.4°C | 23.3°C | 16.2°C | 31.7°C | 12.0°C | 2 mm | 71% | 1.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 27.3°C | 21.5°C | 15.7°C | 29.4°C | 12.8°C | 11 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 30.8°C | 24.1°C | 17.3°C | 32.8°C | 13.8°C | 9 mm | 71% | 2.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 28.3°C | 21.6°C | 14.9°C | 32.7°C | 12.5°C | 7 mm | 76% | 1.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 28.5°C | 22.0°C | 15.4°C | 31.8°C | 12.6°C | 23 mm | 77% | 1.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 30.9°C | 23.3°C | 15.6°C | 32.6°C | 12.9°C | 2 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 26.7°C | 20.9°C | 15.0°C | 28.8°C | 11.4°C | 10 mm | 81% | 1.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 30.3°C | 23.5°C | 16.8°C | 32.8°C | 13.5°C | 4 mm | 72% | 1.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 31.7°C | 24.2°C | 16.7°C | 33.9°C | 13.7°C | 8 mm | 66% | 1.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 31.9°C | 24.5°C | 17.2°C | 34.7°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 30.5°C | 24.0°C | 17.4°C | 34.7°C | 12.6°C | 21 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 30.7°C | 23.8°C | 16.8°C | 33.0°C | 13.3°C | 1 mm | 69% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 31.1°C | 23.8°C | 16.6°C | 33.9°C | 13.6°C | 6 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 28.7°C | 21.7°C | 14.7°C | 32.1°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 73% | 1.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 28.2°C | 22.4°C | 16.6°C | 30.4°C | 14.2°C | 1 mm | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 27.8°C | 21.6°C | 15.3°C | 30.0°C | 11.7°C | 16 mm | 77% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 31.5°C | 23.6°C | 15.7°C | 33.2°C | 12.4°C | 2 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 29.8°C | 23.2°C | 16.5°C | 31.6°C | 11.7°C | 32 mm | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 27.9°C | 21.9°C | 15.9°C | 31.9°C | 13.5°C | 3 mm | 80% | 1.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 30.7°C | 22.7°C | 14.7°C | 34.2°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 67% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 28.3°C | 20.9°C | 13.5°C | 31.8°C | 9.2°C | 3 mm | 73% | 2.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 32.5°C | 25.1°C | 17.8°C | 36.0°C | 14.0°C | 1 mm | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1990 | 30.8°C | 23.1°C | 15.3°C | 33.7°C | 13.0°C | 31 mm | 65% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 32.3°C | 24.2°C | 16.2°C | 34.5°C | 13.1°C | 3 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 29.8°C | 22.6°C | 15.3°C | 32.6°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 72% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 31.0°C | 23.5°C | 16.1°C | 32.9°C | 11.9°C | 5 mm | 67% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1986 | 29.2°C | 23.1°C | 17.1°C | 31.5°C | 14.2°C | 40 mm | 75% | 2.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1985 🌧️ | 29.6°C | 23.3°C | 17.0°C | 32.4°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm | 74% | 2 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 27.9°C | 22.8°C | 17.6°C | 30.5°C | 15.2°C | 33 mm | 81% | 2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 32.0°C | 23.8°C | 15.6°C | 36.4°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.4°C | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 30.7°C | 13.1°C | 1 mm | 76% | 1.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.3°C | 23.5°C | 16.7°C | 33.5°C | 14.5°C | 23 mm | 69% | 2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 30.2°C with lows near 16.3°C (mean 23.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 10 mm of rainfall in Dharmapuri, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 70 mm in 1985.
The hottest January reached 36.4°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 9.2°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.6°C to 29.8°C and overnight lows from 16.3°C to 17.1°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharmapuri and one of the drier months, so plan for around 30.2°C daytime highs and 16.3°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Dharmapuri, averaging 23.3°C.
For January in Dharmapuri, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.2°C and lows of 16.3°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 71% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.5 m/s (2014).
The wettest January on record was 1985 with 70 mm. On average, January sees 10 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Dharmapuri behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
