January is one of the cooler months of the year in Virudhunagar, with average highs near 31.4°C and lows around 19.8°C (mean 25.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm of rainfall and 74% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Virudhunagar. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Januarys in Virudhunagar were 1991 and 2013 — when the month averaged 27.5°C — while the coldest were 1999 and 2006 at 23.8°C. Typical January days reach 31.4°C with nights near 19.8°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Virudhunagar, averaging 23 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2021 with 304 mm, while the driest were 1982, 1983 and 1993 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Virudhunagar during January averages 74%. The most humid January was 2021 at 89%, and the least humid was 1989 at 62%.
January receives about 5.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Virudhunagar. The sunniest Januarys were 1999, 2008 and 2012, among others at 5.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.2.
Average wind speed in Virudhunagar during January is 2.6 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1996, 2014 and 2025, among others at 2.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1981 and 2022 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.6°C | 25.4°C | 25.6°C | 25.9°C | 25.4°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg High | 31.4°C | 31.5°C | 31.4°C | 32.0°C | 30.3°C | -1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 19.7°C | 19.3°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 20.5°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 31 mm | 15 mm | 11 mm | 11 mm | 65 mm | +33 mm |
January temperatures in Virudhunagar have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 14.5°C (1990) to a record high of 37.4°C (1991).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm, with a wettest year of 304 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Virudhunagar
January is one of the best times to visit Virudhunagar. Expect days averaging 31.4°C and nights around 19.8°C (mean 25.6°C) — cooler than Virudhunagar's yearly average — with low rainfall (23 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 | 29.7°C | 25.0°C | 20.2°C | 31.3°C | 18.0°C | 25 mm | 81% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 30.6°C | 25.7°C | 20.9°C | 33.1°C | 18.1°C | 25 mm | 82% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 30.6°C | 24.8°C | 18.9°C | 33.1°C | 17.0°C | 9 mm | 76% | 2.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 31.1°C | 26.1°C | 21.2°C | 34.2°C | 18.7°C | 19 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 28.1°C | 24.6°C | 21.2°C | 29.9°C | 17.8°C | 304 mm | 89% | 2.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 31.8°C | 26.1°C | 20.5°C | 34.5°C | 18.1°C | 5 mm | 77% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 19.1°C | 35.5°C | 16.9°C | 2 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 32.4°C | 26.1°C | 19.9°C | 34.8°C | 17.5°C | 4 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 33.2°C | 26.7°C | 20.2°C | 34.8°C | 17.7°C | 41 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 | 30.3°C | 25.0°C | 19.7°C | 32.8°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 79% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2015 | 31.3°C | 25.5°C | 19.6°C | 33.2°C | 16.7°C | 2 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 32.5°C | 26.4°C | 20.2°C | 34.6°C | 18.6°C | 21 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2013 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.0°C | 35.6°C | 19.1°C | 10 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 32.1°C | 25.8°C | 19.5°C | 33.2°C | 16.2°C | 10 mm | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 28.9°C | 24.3°C | 19.6°C | 31.4°C | 15.7°C | 8 mm | 83% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 31.6°C | 25.9°C | 20.2°C | 33.8°C | 17.2°C | 15 mm | 76% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 31.1°C | 25.0°C | 19.0°C | 34.2°C | 16.8°C | 7 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 31.6°C | 25.5°C | 19.3°C | 35.6°C | 15.8°C | 3 mm | 74% | 2.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 31.4°C | 25.4°C | 19.4°C | 33.6°C | 16.9°C | 4 mm | 75% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 28.6°C | 23.8°C | 19.1°C | 30.5°C | 15.5°C | 27 mm | 83% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 31.6°C | 25.8°C | 19.9°C | 33.9°C | 15.9°C | 18 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 32.7°C | 26.4°C | 20.1°C | 35.3°C | 17.1°C | 4 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 32.8°C | 26.5°C | 20.2°C | 34.9°C | 18.1°C | 14 mm | 69% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 32.0°C | 26.1°C | 20.3°C | 35.4°C | 15.9°C | 4 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2001 | 31.0°C | 25.7°C | 20.4°C | 33.3°C | 17.9°C | 18 mm | 75% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 31.4°C | 25.7°C | 20.1°C | 34.2°C | 16.3°C | 12 mm | 75% | 2.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 ❄️ | 29.1°C | 23.8°C | 18.5°C | 32.1°C | 15.8°C | 11 mm | 80% | 2.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 31.5°C | 26.0°C | 20.5°C | 34.4°C | 17.8°C | 1 mm | 77% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 31.3°C | 25.2°C | 19.1°C | 33.9°C | 15.7°C | 6 mm | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 33.4°C | 26.5°C | 19.6°C | 34.9°C | 17.3°C | 18 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 32.9°C | 26.8°C | 20.6°C | 34.8°C | 16.8°C | 10 mm | 68% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1994 | 28.7°C | 24.0°C | 19.4°C | 31.6°C | 16.1°C | 37 mm | 84% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 30.5°C | 24.2°C | 17.9°C | 33.4°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 75% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1992 | 31.9°C | 25.2°C | 18.4°C | 35.0°C | 16.4°C | 9 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1991 🔥 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.0°C | 37.4°C | 18.4°C | 3 mm | 65% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 32.1°C | 25.2°C | 18.4°C | 34.3°C | 14.5°C | 54 mm | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 34.5°C | 27.4°C | 20.4°C | 35.9°C | 17.3°C | 2 mm | 62% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 30.0°C | 24.4°C | 18.9°C | 33.0°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 79% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1987 | 33.5°C | 26.8°C | 20.1°C | 35.2°C | 16.4°C | 4 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 31.4°C | 26.0°C | 20.7°C | 34.6°C | 17.8°C | 26 mm | 73% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 30.4°C | 25.3°C | 20.1°C | 33.2°C | 16.8°C | 108 mm | 79% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1984 | 27.8°C | 24.2°C | 20.6°C | 29.1°C | 17.5°C | 97 mm | 87% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 33.6°C | 26.4°C | 19.2°C | 36.3°C | 16.4°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.9°C | 24.0°C | 18.1°C | 32.4°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 78% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.9°C | 25.5°C | 19.2°C | 33.6°C | 16.8°C | 46 mm | 71% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 31.4°C with lows near 19.8°C (mean 25.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 23 mm of rainfall in Virudhunagar, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 304 mm in 2021.
The hottest January reached 37.4°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 14.5°C in 1990.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.1°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 19.4°C to 20.5°C while daytime highs eased from 30.7°C to 30°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Virudhunagar and one of the drier months, so plan for around 31.4°C daytime highs and 19.8°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Virudhunagar, averaging 25.6°C.
For January in Virudhunagar, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.4°C and lows of 19.8°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 74% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.6 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.9 m/s (1987).
The wettest January on record was 2021 with 304 mm. On average, January sees 23 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 Virudhunagar 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.
