Sunshine Map

Kandla weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kandla is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with February and December close behind. Kandla averages about 3,001 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year
3,001
Sunniest month
January
Peak score
97/100
Rain / year
535 mm
Midday UV at peak
10 (very high)
Sea at warmest
31°C / 88°F
Population
26k
Elevation
29 m
Kandla, India
Kandla — photo via Wikimedia Commons

When is the best time to visit Kandla?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kandla is January, then February and December. The dullest month is May (38/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kandla?

Kandla is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,001 hours of sunshine a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate January (97) from May (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 84% of the year's 535 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 9797February: 97March: 68April: 39May: 38June: 52July: 62August: 69September: 71October: 67November: 95December: 97JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUVSea
January97 27° / 81°F12° / 54°F 1 mm521° / 70°F
February97 30° / 86°F14° / 57°F 1 mm723° / 73°F
March68 35° / 95°F19° / 66°F 1 mm925° / 77°F
April39 38° / 100°F23° / 73°F 2 mm1028° / 82°F
May38 38° / 100°F25° / 77°F 3 mm1031° / 88°F
June52 36° / 97°F27° / 81°F 58 mm931° / 88°F
July62 33° / 91°F27° / 81°F 175 mm731° / 88°F
August69 32° / 90°F25° / 77°F 179 mm829° / 84°F
September71 33° / 91°F24° / 75°F 98 mm929° / 84°F
October67 35° / 95°F22° / 72°F 9 mm831° / 88°F
November95 32° / 90°F18° / 64°F 8 mm628° / 82°F
December97 28° / 82°F13° / 55°F 0 mm522° / 72°F

Sea temperature in Kandla by month

The sea off Kandla is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 21°C / 70°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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