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Best time to visit Mangaluru

December is the best time to visit Mangaluru for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

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 71/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud February 22 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 2 mm
Warmth April 32 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 71 31 °C 3 90
2 January 70 31 °C 1 91
3 February 67 32 °C 0 88
4 November 63 30 °C 10 78
5 March 62 32 °C 3 84
6 April 54 32 °C 9 69
7 August 53 27 °C 30 74
8 September 52 28 °C 24 74
9 July 52 27 °C 31 73
10 October 50 29 °C 22 71
11 June 49 28 °C 29 70
12 May 45 31 °C 17 60

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 27 % 91
February 29 °C 32 °C 22 % 88
March 29 °C 32 °C 29 % 84
April 30 °C 32 °C 46 % 69
May 30 °C 31 °C 70 % 60
June 29 °C 28 °C 92 % 70
July 28 °C 27 °C 95 % 73
August 27 °C 27 °C 92 % 74
September 27 °C 28 °C 84 % 74
October 28 °C 29 °C 74 % 71
November 29 °C 30 °C 58 % 78
December 29 °C 31 °C 40 % 90

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 31 °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 31.0 °C 2 mm 27 %
February 31.5 °C 2 mm 22 %
March 32.1 °C 17 mm 29 %
April 32.3 °C 49 mm 46 %
May 31.2 °C 176 mm 70 %
June 27.8 °C 619 mm 92 %
July 26.9 °C 651 mm 95 %
August 26.9 °C 464 mm 92 %
September 27.7 °C 237 mm 84 %
October 28.7 °C 234 mm 74 %
November 30.0 °C 70 mm 58 %
December 30.8 °C 17 mm 40 %

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.