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Best time to visit Kozhikode

December is the best time to visit Kozhikode for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 6 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 December comfort 73/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud February 30 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 6 mm
Warmth March 32 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 73 29 °C 6 88
2 January 72 31 °C 1 92
3 February 68 32 °C 2 88
4 March 62 32 °C 6 77
5 November 56 29 °C 17 69
6 July 55 27 °C 29 74
7 August 55 27 °C 26 74
8 September 53 28 °C 22 74
9 June 52 28 °C 29 71
10 October 52 28 °C 25 71
11 April 46 32 °C 18 58
12 May 45 30 °C 22 63

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 31 °C 34 % 92
February 29 °C 32 °C 30 % 88
March 29 °C 32 °C 37 % 77
April 30 °C 32 °C 60 % 58
May 30 °C 30 °C 79 % 63
June 29 °C 28 °C 92 % 71
July 27 °C 27 °C 95 % 74
August 27 °C 27 °C 91 % 74
September 27 °C 28 °C 84 % 74
October 28 °C 28 °C 80 % 71
November 29 °C 29 °C 68 % 69
December 29 °C 29 °C 48 % 88

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 30 °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 30.5 °C 7 mm 34 %
February 31.7 °C 6 mm 30 %
March 32.4 °C 33 mm 37 %
April 31.6 °C 130 mm 60 %
May 30.2 °C 297 mm 79 %
June 27.6 °C 720 mm 92 %
July 26.9 °C 617 mm 95 %
August 27.1 °C 416 mm 91 %
September 27.8 °C 283 mm 84 %
October 28.3 °C 304 mm 80 %
November 28.8 °C 151 mm 68 %
December 29.4 °C 33 mm 48 %

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.