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When to go to Kozhikode

Twelve months of averages for Kozhikode, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Kozhikode has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to April.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in January and February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): March to December.
The warmest month is March (31°C) and the coolest August (27°C). The wettest is June (491 mm) and the driest January (5 mm); about 2,315 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Kozhikode: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Kozhikode

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kozhikode by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	30°C	25°C	5 mm	66%	34%	5.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	31°C	25°C	9 mm	66%	32%	6.2	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	31°C	27°C	33 mm	70%	36%	6.5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	31°C	28°C	92 mm	77%	54%	6.2	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	28°C	224 mm	81%	72%	5.5	35°C	Wet
June	28°C	27°C	491 mm	85%	90%	4.1	37°C	Wet
July	27°C	26°C	468 mm	88%	92%	4	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	25°C	352 mm	89%	87%	4.5	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	26°C	240 mm	87%	79%	5.2	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	26°C	245 mm	82%	73%	5	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	26°C	128 mm	77%	60%	5	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	30°C	25°C	28 mm	70%	46%	5.1	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

30°C

25°C

5 mm

66%

34%

5.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

31°C

25°C

9 mm

66%

32%

6.2

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

31°C

27°C

33 mm

70%

36%

6.5

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

31°C

28°C

92 mm

77%

54%

6.2

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

28°C

224 mm

81%

72%

5.5

35°C

Wet

June

28°C

27°C

491 mm

85%

90%

4.1

37°C

Wet

July

27°C

26°C

468 mm

88%

92%

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

25°C

352 mm

89%

87%

4.5

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

26°C

240 mm

87%

79%

5.2

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

26°C

245 mm

82%

73%

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

26°C

128 mm

77%

60%

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

30°C

25°C

28 mm

70%

46%

5.1

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery