Editing Mayiladuthurai (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Kaveri Bridge Mayiladuthurai.jpg|thumb|right|Bridge across the Cauvery River connecting Uttara Mayuram with Mayiladuthurai town]]

Mayliladuthurai is situated at a distance of {{Convert|281|km}} from Chennai and {{Convert|122|km}} from [[Tiruchirappalli]].<ref name="1971census">[[#K.|K. 1974]]</ref> The town is located at {{Coord|11.10|N|79.65|E}}.<ref name="falling_grain">{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Madurai.html |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Madurai, India |publisher=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Situated at a distance of {{Convert|24|km}} from the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast, the town is situated at an altitude of barely {{Convert|10|m|ft}} above mean sea level.<ref name="1971census" /> The [[Kaveri River]] runs through the town bisecting it into Uttara Mayuram and Mayuram proper. Most of the town lies to the south of the river and the Mayuranathaswami Temple lies a mile to its south. The famous [[Parimala Ranganatha Perumal temple]] is situated at [[Thiruvilandur|Tiruindalur]], which lies North of Cauvery river. There is a bathing ghat on the Cauvery river. Agriculture is the most widely practised occupation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agriculture {{!}} Mayiladuthurai District, Government of Tamilnadu |url=https://mayiladuthurai.nic.in/agriculture/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>


	
The climate of Mayiladuthurai is generally Tropical which features fairly hot temperatures over the year except during monsoon seasons.The average maximum temperature is 39.4 degrees Celsius while the average minimum temperature is 32.8 degrees Celsius.<ref name="1971census" /> The average annual rainfall is 1,125&nbsp;mm.<ref name="1971census" />{{Weather box
| location = Mayiladuthurai
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 34.2
| Feb record high C = 38.5
| Mar record high C = 41.4
| Apr record high C = 43.0
| May record high C = 43.4
| Jun record high C = 43.0
| Jul record high C = 41.6
| Aug record high C = 41.2
| Sep record high C = 40.2
| Oct record high C = 40.5
| Nov record high C = 35.6
| Dec record high C = 36.0
| year record high C = 43.4
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 32.3
| Mar high C = 35.3
| Apr high C = 37.2
| May high C = 38.3
| Jun high C = 36.9
| Jul high C = 36.1
| Aug high C = 35.6
| Sep high C = 34.3
| Oct high C = 32.0
| Nov high C = 29.5
| Dec high C = 28.3
| Jan low C = 20.2
| Feb low C = 21.4
| Mar low C = 23.0
| Apr low C = 25.8
| May low C = 27.0
| Jun low C = 26.5
| Jul low C = 26.2
| Aug low C = 25.6
| Sep low C = 24.6
| Oct low C = 24.1
| Nov low C = 22.8
| Dec low C = 21.5
| Jan record low C = 17.1
| Feb record low C = 16.6
| Mar record low C = 18.4
| Apr record low C = 20.5
| May record low C = 21.0
| Jun record low C = 22.5
| Jul record low C = 21.5
| Aug record low C = 21.6
| Sep record low C = 21.0
| Oct record low C = 21.0
| Nov record low C = 19.0
| Dec record low C = 17.0
| year record low C = 16.6
| Jan precipitation mm = 37
| Feb precipitation mm = 15
| Mar precipitation mm = 13
| Apr precipitation mm = 19
| May precipitation mm = 47
| Jun precipitation mm = 38
| Jul precipitation mm = 63
| Aug precipitation mm = 113
| Sep precipitation mm = 121
| Oct precipitation mm = 191
| Nov precipitation mm = 352
| Dec precipitation mm = 100
| year precipitation mm = 1109
| Jan precipitation days = 1.0
| Feb precipitation days = 0.5
| Mar precipitation days = 0.8
| Apr precipitation days = 1.4
| May precipitation days = 3.2
| Jun precipitation days = 2.6
| Jul precipitation days = 2.9
| Aug precipitation days = 5.3
| Sep precipitation days = 6.2
| Oct precipitation days = 10.0
| Nov precipitation days = 9.7
| Dec precipitation days = 6.0
| year precipitation days = 49.6
| Jan humidity = 65
| Feb humidity = 55
| Mar humidity = 50
| Apr humidity = 53
| May humidity = 52
| Jun humidity = 51
| Jul humidity = 50
| Aug humidity = 53
| Sep humidity = 62
| Oct humidity = 69
| Nov humidity = 76
| Dec humidity = 75
| year humidity = 59
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]] (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1975–1999, estimated)<ref name="IMD">{{cite web |url=https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf |title=Climatological Tables 1991-2020 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=7 April 2025}}</ref>
| source 2 = Climate-Data.org (precipitation)<ref name="Climate-Data">{{cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/mayiladuthurai-24036/ |title=Climate: Mayiladuthurai |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=7 April 2025}}</ref>
| note = Temperature, rainy days, and humidity are estimated based on regional data; precipitation is specific to Mayiladuthurai.
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