Kolhapur weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kolhapur is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with December and November close behind. Kolhapur averages about 2,700 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,700

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

1,215 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

750k

Elevation

609 m

When is the best time to visit Kolhapur?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kolhapur is January, then December and November. The dullest month is April (37/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kolhapur?

Kolhapur gets a lot of sun: around 2,700 hours a year. 58 Sunshine Score points separate January (95) from April (37), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 71% of the year's 1,215 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• North Goa (Mopa) India · 112 km · best in Jan · 2,671 h sun/yr
• Goa (Dabolim) India · 151 km · best in Jan · 2,672 h sun/yr
• Pune India · 217 km · best in Jan · 2,586 h sun/yr
• Navi Mumbai India · 289 km · best in Jan · 2,585 h sun/yr
• Mumbai India · 309 km · best in Jan · 2,753 h sun/yr
• Mangaluru India · 417 km · best in Jan · 2,584 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Belagavi India · 96 km · 2,542 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sindhudurg India · 109 km · 2,630 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Hubballi India · 168 km · 2,761 h sun/yr · best in Jan