Calicut weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Calicut is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with January close behind. Calicut averages about 2,500 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,500
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,986 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 953k
- Elevation
- 99 m
When is the best time to visit Calicut?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Calicut is December, then January. The dullest month is March (52/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Calicut?
Calicut gets a lot of sun: around 2,500 hours a year. December (89/100) is noticeably better than March (52). It ranks #81 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 53% of the annual 1,986 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 6 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 64 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 10 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 52 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 34 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 55 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 83 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 66 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 188 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 393 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 375 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 283 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 215 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 246 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 127 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 26 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Calicut by month
The sea off Calicut is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kannur India · 98 km · best in Jan · 2,498 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 119 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 120 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
- Mangaluru India · 233 km · best in Jan · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Bengaluru India · 298 km · best in Jan · 2,860 h sun/yr
- Tiruchirappalli India · 304 km · best in Jan · 2,755 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mysore India · 143 km · 2,673 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Madurai India · 275 km · 2,762 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Calicut compares month by month: Calicut vs Coimbatore · Calicut vs Kochi · Calicut vs Thiruvananthapuram · Calicut vs Mangaluru · all comparisons
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