January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kallakurichi, with average highs near 30.2°C and lows around 17.5°C (mean 23.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 14 mm of rainfall and 75% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kallakurichi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Kallakurichi was 1991 — when the month averaged 25.8°C — while the coldest was 2006 at 21.9°C. Typical January days reach 30.2°C with nights near 17.5°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Kallakurichi, averaging 14 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2021 with 98 mm, while the driest were 1983, 1993 and 2019 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Kallakurichi during January averages 75%. The most humid January was 2021 at 87%, and the least humid was 1983 at 67%.
January receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kallakurichi. The sunniest Januarys were 1999 and 2013 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.
Average wind speed in Kallakurichi during January is 2.3 m/s. The windiest January was 2014 at 2.8 m/s, while the calmest was 2016 at 1.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.0°C | 23.5°C | 24.0°C | 24.0°C | 23.7°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg High | 30.4°C | 30.1°C | 30.3°C | 30.4°C | 29.2°C | -1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 17.6°C | 17.0°C | 17.6°C | 17.5°C | 18.3°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 22 mm | 10 mm | 9 mm | 8 mm | 30 mm | +8 mm |
January temperatures in Kallakurichi have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 12°C (1992) to a record high of 37°C (1983).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 14 mm, with a wettest year of 98 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.2°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Kallakurichi
January is one of the best times to visit Kallakurichi. Expect days averaging 30.2°C and nights around 17.5°C (mean 23.9°C) — cooler than Kallakurichi's yearly average — with low rainfall (14 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 | 28.0°C | 22.8°C | 17.6°C | 31.0°C | 15.6°C | 13 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 30.6°C | 24.9°C | 19.1°C | 33.3°C | 16.4°C | 43 mm | 78% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 29.9°C | 23.3°C | 16.7°C | 31.7°C | 14.1°C | 2 mm | 75% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 28.5°C | 23.6°C | 18.8°C | 31.0°C | 15.8°C | 19 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 27.5°C | 23.3°C | 19.0°C | 29.5°C | 15.6°C | 98 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2020 | 30.5°C | 24.5°C | 18.4°C | 33.9°C | 14.3°C | 8 mm | 78% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 31.2°C | 23.8°C | 16.4°C | 33.3°C | 13.5°C | 0 mm | 70% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 30.3°C | 23.6°C | 16.9°C | 32.3°C | 14.1°C | 9 mm | 74% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 31.8°C | 24.9°C | 18.0°C | 33.0°C | 15.0°C | 36 mm | 67% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 28.4°C | 22.6°C | 16.9°C | 31.2°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 81% | 1.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 30.9°C | 24.3°C | 17.7°C | 32.5°C | 13.9°C | 7 mm | 73% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 31.2°C | 24.7°C | 18.2°C | 32.8°C | 16.1°C | 1 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 32.4°C | 25.4°C | 18.3°C | 33.4°C | 15.7°C | 1 mm | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 30.2°C | 23.7°C | 17.2°C | 31.3°C | 12.8°C | 4 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 27.7°C | 22.5°C | 17.4°C | 29.6°C | 14.1°C | 12 mm | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 30.3°C | 24.3°C | 18.4°C | 31.8°C | 14.5°C | 8 mm | 77% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 28.9°C | 22.8°C | 16.7°C | 32.7°C | 14.5°C | 9 mm | 78% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 29.1°C | 22.9°C | 16.8°C | 32.8°C | 13.9°C | 21 mm | 80% | 2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 30.9°C | 24.0°C | 17.1°C | 32.3°C | 14.4°C | 3 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2006 ❄️ | 27.4°C | 21.9°C | 16.5°C | 29.6°C | 13.0°C | 14 mm | 83% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 30.8°C | 24.4°C | 18.0°C | 33.1°C | 14.7°C | 5 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 31.6°C | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 33.7°C | 14.9°C | 7 mm | 71% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 32.1°C | 25.2°C | 18.3°C | 35.0°C | 16.3°C | 0 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 31.1°C | 24.9°C | 18.7°C | 35.6°C | 13.8°C | 19 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 30.6°C | 24.4°C | 18.3°C | 33.3°C | 14.6°C | 1 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 30.7°C | 24.3°C | 17.9°C | 33.2°C | 14.2°C | 9 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 29.4°C | 22.7°C | 16.0°C | 32.6°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 76% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 29.4°C | 23.7°C | 18.1°C | 31.6°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 81% | 2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 28.5°C | 22.5°C | 16.5°C | 30.7°C | 12.3°C | 20 mm | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 31.7°C | 24.5°C | 17.2°C | 33.2°C | 14.9°C | 1 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1995 | 30.2°C | 24.1°C | 17.9°C | 32.2°C | 12.7°C | 28 mm | 76% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 28.4°C | 22.9°C | 17.4°C | 32.3°C | 14.1°C | 4 mm | 82% | 2.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 30.4°C | 23.3°C | 16.1°C | 33.5°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 73% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1992 | 29.6°C | 22.5°C | 15.4°C | 32.5°C | 12.0°C | 2 mm | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 🔥 | 32.7°C | 25.8°C | 18.9°C | 36.0°C | 15.9°C | 1 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 30.7°C | 23.5°C | 16.3°C | 33.8°C | 13.1°C | 43 mm | 71% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 32.8°C | 25.2°C | 17.7°C | 34.5°C | 15.0°C | 3 mm | 67% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 30.1°C | 23.4°C | 16.7°C | 32.7°C | 14.0°C | 0 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1987 | 31.3°C | 24.4°C | 17.5°C | 33.2°C | 13.6°C | 4 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1986 | 29.2°C | 23.8°C | 18.4°C | 32.9°C | 15.5°C | 38 mm | 78% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 29.5°C | 23.9°C | 18.2°C | 32.4°C | 14.8°C | 85 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 28.0°C | 23.5°C | 18.9°C | 30.0°C | 16.6°C | 46 mm | 84% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 | 32.2°C | 24.6°C | 17.0°C | 37.0°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.1°C | 22.5°C | 16.0°C | 31.1°C | 14.4°C | 1 mm | 78% | 2.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.0°C | 24.3°C | 17.6°C | 33.7°C | 15.1°C | 21 mm | 72% | 2.4 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 17.5°C (mean 23.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 14 mm of rainfall in Kallakurichi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 98 mm in 2021.
The hottest January reached 37°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 12°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.2°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 17.5°C to 18.2°C while daytime highs eased from 30°C to 28.9°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kallakurichi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 30.2°C daytime highs and 17.5°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Kallakurichi, averaging 23.9°C.
For January in Kallakurichi, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.2°C and lows of 17.5°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 75% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.8 m/s (2014).
The wettest January on record was 2021 with 98 mm. On average, January sees 14 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 Kallakurichi 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.
