Best time to visit Kodaikanal
The best time to visit Kodaikanal is January–February, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6 °C / 76 °F | 16.2 °C / 61 °F | 61 mm / 2.4 in | best month |
| February | 26.4 °C / 80 °F | 16.8 °C / 62 °F | 38 mm / 1.5 in | best month |
| March | 28.6 °C / 83 °F | 18.3 °C / 65 °F | 99 mm / 3.9 in | good month |
| April | 29.7 °C / 85 °F | 19.7 °C / 67 °F | 154 mm / 6.1 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 28.8 °C / 84 °F | 20.2 °C / 68 °F | 310 mm / 12.2 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 27.5 °C / 82 °F | 20 °C / 68 °F | 281 mm / 11 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 26.8 °C / 80 °F | 19.7 °C / 67 °F | 290 mm / 11.4 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 26.8 °C / 80 °F | 19.5 °C / 67 °F | 340 mm / 13.4 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 27 °C / 81 °F | 19.1 °C / 66 °F | 299 mm / 11.8 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 26.2 °C / 79 °F | 18.7 °C / 66 °F | 368 mm / 14.5 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 24.9 °C / 77 °F | 18.3 °C / 65 °F | 289 mm / 11.4 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 24.2 °C / 76 °F | 17.2 °C / 63 °F | 162 mm / 6.4 in | good month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: good
- Best
- January–February
- Good
- March, December
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.6 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 24.6 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, wet days 7.8 days, average daily low 16.2 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 76%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.2 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 38 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, average daily high 26.4 °C / 80 °F, wet days 5.4 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 67%.
March · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 94%, precipitation 99 mm / 3.9 in, average daily high 28.6 °C / 83 °F, wet days 8.8 days, average daily low 18.3 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 66%, days with heavy rain 4 days.
Against: feels like (high) 31 °C / 88 °F.
December · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.6 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 24.2 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, average daily low 17.2 °C / 63 °F.
Against: precipitation 162 mm / 6.4 in, wet days 15.7 days, days with heavy rain 4.7 days, relative humidity 83%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- January–February
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, average daily high 24.6 °C / 76 °F, wet days 7.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 11.6 h, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, average daily low 16.2 °C / 61 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 26.6 °C / 80 °F.
February · good
In its favour: precipitation 38 mm / 1.5 in, wet days 5.4 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 11.8 h, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F.
Against: average daily high 26.4 °C / 80 °F, feels like (high) 28.2 °C / 83 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 2267 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 26.6 °C | 28.2 °C | 31 °C | 33 °C | 33.3 °C | 31.6 °C | 30.5 °C | 30.8 °C | 31.1 °C | 29.9 °C | 27.9 °C | 26.6 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 1.8 days | 1.3 days | 4 days | 6 days | 13.3 days | 11.9 days | 12.3 days | 14.8 days | 13.4 days | 15.7 days | 10.9 days | 4.7 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 10.4 h | 11.1 h | 11.4 h | 11.1 h | 10.1 h | 9.1 h | 8.5 h | 8.7 h | 9.2 h | 8.5 h | 8 h | 9 h |
| Relative humidity | 76% | 67% | 66% | 71% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 83% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 27.1 µg/m³ | 22.6 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 20.7 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ | 5.2 µg/m³ | 8.2 µg/m³ | 7.7 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | 25.4 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 35.9 µg/m³ | 31.2 µg/m³ | 30 µg/m³ | 28.8 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 23.9 µg/m³ | 32 µg/m³ | 36.4 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.