Meenakshi Temple
Madurai, India
Meenakshi Temple is a Hindu temple and gopuram in Madurai, India. It is one of the 120 sights of India listed on this site and is the 20th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The temple is open from 09:00 to 19:00, Monday through Sunday, and has limited wheelchair access. Madurai Airport is 10 km away, while Tiruchirappalli International Airport is 114 km from the site. The temple is 2,081 km from New Delhi.
Visitors can choose between drier months or the rainy season. January and February are relatively cool with highs of about 31 °C to 34 °C and minimal rain. The hottest months are May, with highs of 38 °C, and April, with highs of 37 °C. Rainfall increases significantly in the later part of the year, particularly from October to December, when there are about 12 to 21 rainy days per month.
Weather by month
The warmest month is May, with an average high of 38 °C. The wettest is October, with about 6,554 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 31 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Rainfall, mm | 16 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 70 | 31 | 58 | 77 | 117 | 6,554 | 6,554 | 6,554 |
| Rainy days | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
