Best time to visit Kerala
Our pick for sun: January to February, December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to February, December
- BeachJanuary to March, December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 94/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Good, 66/100 | Fair, 47/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 59/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 22/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 16/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 23/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 70/100 | Ideal, 93/100 |
| Beach | Ideal, 99/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Good, 61/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 31/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 42/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 75/100 | Ideal, 94/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°C | 22°C | 29°C | 11 mm |
| February | 35°C | 24°C | 29°C | 13 mm |
| March | 36°C | 25°C | 29°C | 38 mm |
| April | 35°C | 26°C | 30°C | 121 mm |
| May | 32°C | 25°C | 30°C | 293 mm |
| June | 30°C | 25°C | 28°C | 524 mm |
| July | 29°C | 24°C | 27°C | 469 mm |
| August | 30°C | 24°C | 27°C | 364 mm |
| September | 30°C | 24°C | 28°C | 279 mm |
| October | 30°C | 24°C | 29°C | 291 mm |
| November | 31°C | 23°C | 29°C | 169 mm |
| December | 32°C | 22°C | 29°C | 53 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 16 h 10 min
- From YYZ : about 16 h 40 min
- From YVR : about 16 h 10 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).