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When to go to Thiruvananthapuram

Twelve months of averages for Thiruvananthapuram, 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, Thiruvananthapuram has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, December and January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February and March.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to January.
The warmest month is March (33°C) and the coolest July (27°C). The wettest is October (291 mm) and the driest January (16 mm); about 1,795 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.

Thiruvananthapuram: 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, mixed
FebHot
MarHot
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Thiruvananthapuram

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

Climate in Thiruvananthapuram 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	22°C	16 mm	72%	39%	5.6	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	32°C	23°C	21 mm	66%	37%	6.2	24°C	Hot
March	33°C	25°C	53 mm	67%	44%	6.4	27°C	Hot
April	31°C	26°C	123 mm	75%	60%	6.1	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	27°C	202 mm	82%	74%	5.2	35°C	Wet
June	28°C	26°C	249 mm	87%	82%	4.9	37°C	Wet
July	27°C	25°C	188 mm	89%	84%	4.9	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	25°C	162 mm	89%	80%	5.3	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	25°C	206 mm	87%	74%	5.5	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	25°C	291 mm	85%	76%	5.1	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	24°C	222 mm	83%	73%	4.7	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	23°C	62 mm	80%	57%	4.9	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

22°C

16 mm

72%

39%

5.6

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

32°C

23°C

21 mm

66%

37%

6.2

24°C

Hot

March

33°C

25°C

53 mm

67%

44%

6.4

27°C

Hot

April

31°C

26°C

123 mm

75%

60%

6.1

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

27°C

202 mm

82%

74%

5.2

35°C

Wet

June

28°C

26°C

249 mm

87%

82%

4.9

37°C

Wet

July

27°C

25°C

188 mm

89%

84%

4.9

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

25°C

162 mm

89%

80%

5.3

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

25°C

206 mm

87%

74%

5.5

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

25°C

291 mm

85%

76%

5.1

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

24°C

222 mm

83%

73%

4.7

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

23°C

62 mm

80%

57%

4.9

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery