Weather in Coimbatore in January 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Coimbatore in January
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +18°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +31°C.
Is Coimbatore warm or cold in January?
Coimbatore is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +19°C to +19°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Coimbatore:
Climate in Coimbatore in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +14°C | +15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +34°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 38 mm | 9 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 63% | 56% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +29°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 38 mm to 9 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 63%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 6 to 10.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Coimbatore is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last January in Coimbatore?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Coimbatore in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+29°C) and the highest in 2016 (+31°C). The driest year was 2016 with only 421 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 1032 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Coimbatore, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
