March is one of the warmer months of the year in Kallakurichi, with average highs near 37.3°C and lows around 21.4°C (mean 29.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 14 mm of rainfall and 57% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Kallakurichi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Kallakurichi was 1988 — when the month averaged 31.3°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 26.1°C. Typical March days reach 37.3°C with nights near 21.4°C. The long-term March temperature trend is broadly flat.
March is one of the drier months in Kallakurichi, averaging 14 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2008 with 134 mm, while the driest were 1992, 2007 and 2024, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Kallakurichi during March averages 57%. The most humid March was 2008 at 75%, and the least humid was 1992 at 46%.
March receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kallakurichi. The sunniest March was 1999 at 7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2008 at 5.3.
Average wind speed in Kallakurichi during March is 2.2 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2013 and 2014 at 2.6 m/s, while the calmest were 1984 and 2006 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 29.2°C | 29.6°C | 29.1°C | 29.6°C | 29.1°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg High | 37.2°C | 38.2°C | 36.7°C | 37.5°C | 36.8°C | -0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 21.2°C | 21.2°C | 21.5°C | 21.7°C | 21.3°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 20 mm | 5 mm | 25 mm | 8 mm | 14 mm | -6 mm |
March temperatures in Kallakurichi have stayed relatively stable across the record.
March has ranged from a record low of 14.5°C (2008) to a record high of 42.4°C (2001).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 14 mm, with a wettest year of 134 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.
A good time to visit Kallakurichi
March is a good time to visit Kallakurichi, with days averaging 37.3°C and nights around 21.4°C (mean 29.4°C, warmer than Kallakurichi's yearly average) and low rainfall. January and December are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.3°C | 29.0°C | 21.7°C | 39.3°C | 18.5°C | 31 mm | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 38.5°C | 29.9°C | 21.4°C | 40.2°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 36.1°C | 28.7°C | 21.4°C | 39.8°C | 16.2°C | 26 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 36.0°C | 28.6°C | 21.1°C | 38.8°C | 16.7°C | 23 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 35.6°C | 28.0°C | 20.3°C | 41.6°C | 17.3°C | 3 mm | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 38.0°C | 30.1°C | 22.2°C | 39.6°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 38.9°C | 30.7°C | 22.5°C | 41.2°C | 20.2°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 36.5°C | 28.7°C | 20.8°C | 39.8°C | 16.1°C | 16 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 36.3°C | 29.1°C | 21.9°C | 39.4°C | 17.0°C | 34 mm | 61% | 2.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 37.9°C | 30.3°C | 22.6°C | 41.2°C | 20.3°C | 2 mm | 57% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 37.2°C | 29.6°C | 22.0°C | 39.3°C | 19.0°C | 5 mm | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 37.1°C | 28.9°C | 20.8°C | 40.5°C | 17.2°C | 1 mm | 54% | 2.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2013 | 37.2°C | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 40.1°C | 17.7°C | 14 mm | 58% | 2.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 38.4°C | 30.4°C | 22.5°C | 40.4°C | 19.8°C | 2 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 36.8°C | 28.5°C | 20.2°C | 39.6°C | 15.7°C | 1 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 38.7°C | 30.3°C | 21.9°C | 40.4°C | 16.8°C | 1 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2009 | 36.6°C | 28.6°C | 20.6°C | 39.4°C | 18.0°C | 28 mm | 58% | 2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 ❄️ 🌧️ | 31.7°C | 26.1°C | 20.5°C | 35.1°C | 14.5°C | 134 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 38.1°C | 29.7°C | 21.3°C | 40.7°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 35.2°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 39.4°C | 18.2°C | 49 mm | 67% | 1.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 37.2°C | 30.0°C | 22.7°C | 40.9°C | 19.1°C | 17 mm | 58% | 2.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 38.4°C | 29.9°C | 21.4°C | 41.4°C | 16.7°C | 1 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 37.2°C | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 39.6°C | 17.7°C | 21 mm | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 37.6°C | 29.4°C | 21.3°C | 40.4°C | 16.7°C | 1 mm | 57% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2001 | 38.4°C | 30.6°C | 22.7°C | 42.4°C | 19.9°C | 1 mm | 50% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 36.6°C | 28.8°C | 20.9°C | 40.2°C | 15.0°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 38.8°C | 29.9°C | 21.1°C | 41.5°C | 16.0°C | 1 mm | 50% | 2.2 m/s | 7 |
| 1998 | 38.7°C | 30.3°C | 22.0°C | 41.3°C | 19.5°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1997 | 37.6°C | 29.1°C | 20.7°C | 40.4°C | 16.2°C | 8 mm | 55% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 38.1°C | 29.2°C | 20.3°C | 41.5°C | 16.9°C | 1 mm | 52% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 37.2°C | 29.1°C | 21.1°C | 40.5°C | 18.1°C | 7 mm | 56% | 2.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 37.7°C | 29.0°C | 20.3°C | 41.6°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 37.8°C | 29.8°C | 21.9°C | 40.4°C | 18.6°C | 12 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 38.8°C | 28.9°C | 19.0°C | 40.7°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1991 | 39.1°C | 30.6°C | 22.1°C | 41.2°C | 18.5°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 38.0°C | 30.6°C | 23.3°C | 40.7°C | 20.8°C | 15 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 37.2°C | 28.7°C | 20.2°C | 40.1°C | 16.3°C | 17 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1988 🔥 | 38.8°C | 31.3°C | 23.8°C | 41.7°C | 20.0°C | 7 mm | 52% | 2.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1987 | 37.2°C | 29.1°C | 21.0°C | 39.1°C | 16.6°C | 28 mm | 55% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1986 | 36.3°C | 28.8°C | 21.3°C | 40.9°C | 17.8°C | 28 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1985 | 37.6°C | 29.5°C | 21.4°C | 39.8°C | 16.9°C | 4 mm | 55% | 2.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1984 | 33.3°C | 26.6°C | 19.8°C | 36.8°C | 17.7°C | 47 mm | 71% | 1.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1983 | 39.5°C | 30.5°C | 21.4°C | 41.4°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 38.3°C | 29.5°C | 20.8°C | 40.8°C | 18.8°C | 7 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 36.7°C | 29.0°C | 21.2°C | 38.7°C | 16.6°C | 39 mm | 60% | 2.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 37.3°C with lows near 21.4°C (mean 29.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 14 mm of rainfall in Kallakurichi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 134 mm in 2008.
The hottest March reached 42.4°C in 2001. The coldest dipped to 14.5°C in 2008.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have fallen by about 0.2°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 20.9°C to 21.2°C while daytime highs eased from 37.1°C to 36.5°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Kallakurichi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 37.3°C daytime highs and 21.4°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Kallakurichi, averaging 29.4°C.
For March in Kallakurichi, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 37.3°C and lows of 21.4°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 57% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 2.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 2.6 m/s (2013).
The wettest March on record was 2008 with 134 mm. On average, March 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 March, 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 March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
