Port Blair weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇳 India · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Port Blair is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and March close behind. Port Blair averages about 2,322 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,322
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 2,567 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 128k
- Elevation
- 5 m
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When is the best time to visit Port Blair?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Port Blair is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (65/100, 359 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Port Blair?
Port Blair gets a moderate 2,322 hours of sunshine a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than May (65). It ranks #100 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 August, carries about 44% of the annual 2,567 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 42 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 12 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 40 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 29° / 84°F | 72 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 29° / 84°F | 359 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 384 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 370 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 344 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 410 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 231 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 190 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 113 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Port Blair by month
The sea off Port Blair is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°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
- Yangon Myanmar (Burma) · 691 km · best in Dec · 2,311 h sun/yr
- Phuket Thailand · 727 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Banda Aceh Indonesia · 741 km · best in Jul · 2,147 h sun/yr
- Surat Thani Thailand · 754 km · best in Feb · 2,175 h sun/yr
- Krabi Thailand · 791 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Ko Samui Thailand · 835 km · best in Feb · 2,342 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pathein Myanmar (Burma) · 616 km · 2,293 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Myeik Myanmar (Burma) · 647 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Dawei Myanmar (Burma) · 654 km · 2,090 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Kawthoung Myanmar (Burma) · 659 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ranong Thailand · 673 km · 2,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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