Mangaluru weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Mangaluru is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with December and February close behind. Mangaluru averages about 2,584 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,584
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 3,615 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 777k
- Elevation
- 93 m
When is the best time to visit Mangaluru?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mangaluru is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (67/100, 182 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mangaluru?
Mangaluru gets a lot of sun: around 2,584 hours a year. January (94/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #72 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 3,615 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 3 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 19 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 47 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 182 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 883 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 972 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 764 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 399 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 249 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 79 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 82 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Mangaluru by month
The sea off Mangaluru 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 · 136 km · best in Jan · 2,498 h sun/yr
- Calicut India · 233 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr
- Goa (Dabolim) India · 293 km · best in Jan · 2,672 h sun/yr
- Bengaluru India · 307 km · best in Jan · 2,860 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 318 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- North Goa (Mopa) India · 329 km · best in Jan · 2,671 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mysore India · 208 km · 2,673 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Hubballi India · 268 km · 2,761 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Mangaluru compares month by month: Mangaluru vs Calicut · Mangaluru vs North Goa (Mopa) · Mangaluru vs Goa (Dabolim) · Mangaluru vs Kannur · all comparisons
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