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Best time to visit Kanchipuram

January is the best time to visit Kanchipuram for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 3 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 80/100
The least cloud March 37 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 8 mm
Warmth May 38 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 80 29 °C 3
2 December 75 28 °C 8
3 February 72 32 °C 2
4 March 62 34 °C 2
5 November 59 29 °C 16
6 April 51 36 °C 3
7 October 46 31 °C 20
8 September 44 33 °C 17
9 August 44 34 °C 16
10 May 43 38 °C 7
11 July 43 35 °C 14
12 June 42 36 °C 12

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 36 °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 28.9 °C 13 mm 46 %
February 31.5 °C 8 mm 37 %
March 34.5 °C 13 mm 37 %
April 36.5 °C 20 mm 45 %
May 38.1 °C 46 mm 56 %
June 36.2 °C 73 mm 83 %
July 34.9 °C 82 mm 90 %
August 34.0 °C 113 mm 87 %
September 33.3 °C 135 mm 78 %
October 31.1 °C 193 mm 73 %
November 28.9 °C 169 mm 69 %
December 28.0 °C 91 mm 59 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.