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Best time to visit Thanjavur

January is the best time to visit Thanjavur 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 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 15 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 December 71 28 °C 10
3 February 70 32 °C 3
4 March 60 35 °C 3
5 November 55 29 °C 18
6 April 48 37 °C 7
7 October 44 32 °C 20
8 July 42 36 °C 12
9 September 42 35 °C 16
10 August 41 35 °C 14
11 June 41 37 °C 10
12 May 37 38 °C 11

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 11 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 29.1 °C 21 mm 52 %
February 32.0 °C 15 mm 42 %
March 35.1 °C 20 mm 40 %
April 36.7 °C 39 mm 51 %
May 37.9 °C 62 mm 62 %
June 36.8 °C 55 mm 83 %
July 36.0 °C 55 mm 88 %
August 35.5 °C 82 mm 85 %
September 34.9 °C 109 mm 78 %
October 31.9 °C 182 mm 76 %
November 29.2 °C 206 mm 74 %
December 28.1 °C 118 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.