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Best time to visit Kumbakonam

January is the best time to visit Kumbakonam for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 4 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 78/100
The least cloud March 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 14 mm
Warmth May 38 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 78 29 °C 4
2 February 71 31 °C 3
3 December 69 28 °C 11
4 March 61 34 °C 3
5 November 54 29 °C 19
6 April 51 36 °C 6
7 July 44 36 °C 11
8 October 44 32 °C 20
9 August 43 35 °C 14
10 June 42 37 °C 10
11 September 42 35 °C 16
12 May 40 38 °C 9

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 38 °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 28.7 °C 21 mm 52 %
February 31.3 °C 14 mm 41 %
March 34.4 °C 18 mm 39 %
April 36.1 °C 30 mm 48 %
May 37.6 °C 48 mm 60 %
June 36.6 °C 52 mm 83 %
July 35.7 °C 56 mm 88 %
August 35.1 °C 78 mm 85 %
September 34.5 °C 102 mm 77 %
October 31.7 °C 177 mm 75 %
November 28.9 °C 222 mm 73 %
December 27.9 °C 134 mm 65 %

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.