Best time to visit Coimbatore

January is the best time to visit Coimbatore for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 82/100
The least cloud February 34 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 10 mm
Warmth April 35 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 82 30 °C 2
2 December 82 28 °C 7
3 February 74 32 °C 3
4 November 66 28 °C 16
5 March 64 35 °C 4
6 August 60 29 °C 15
7 July 59 28 °C 15
8 September 58 30 °C 15
9 June 56 30 °C 15
10 October 55 29 °C 21
11 April 53 35 °C 9
12 May 48 33 °C 14

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 33 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.5 °C 10 mm 43 %
February 32.1 °C 12 mm 34 %
March 34.7 °C 23 mm 34 %
April 35.2 °C 41 mm 55 %
May 33.3 °C 72 mm 70 %
June 29.5 °C 104 mm 87 %
July 28.5 °C 105 mm 92 %
August 28.7 °C 104 mm 90 %
September 29.6 °C 88 mm 82 %
October 28.9 °C 174 mm 78 %
November 27.7 °C 141 mm 71 %
December 27.6 °C 54 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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