Best time to visit Tiruchirappalli

January is the best time to visit Tiruchirappalli for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °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 77/100
The least cloud March 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 10 mm
Warmth May 38 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 77 30 °C 3
2 December 74 29 °C 8
3 February 68 33 °C 2
4 November 57 30 °C 16
5 March 57 36 °C 3
6 July 46 36 °C 8
7 April 46 38 °C 7
8 August 45 36 °C 11
9 October 45 32 °C 19
10 September 44 35 °C 14
11 June 43 37 °C 9
12 May 39 38 °C 10

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 10 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 30.1 °C 13 mm 50 %
February 33.1 °C 10 mm 40 %
March 36.3 °C 19 mm 38 %
April 37.7 °C 39 mm 50 %
May 38.3 °C 56 mm 63 %
June 36.8 °C 45 mm 83 %
July 35.9 °C 40 mm 88 %
August 35.7 °C 62 mm 85 %
September 35.4 °C 95 mm 78 %
October 32.4 °C 168 mm 76 %
November 29.6 °C 179 mm 73 %
December 28.7 °C 85 mm 63 %

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.

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