Tuticorin weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Tuticorin is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with February and March close behind. Tuticorin averages about 2,791 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,791
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,051 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 411k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Tuticorin?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tuticorin is January, then February and March. The dullest month is October (68/100, 222 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tuticorin?
Tuticorin gets a lot of sun: around 2,791 hours a year. January (93/100) is noticeably better than October (68). It ranks #31 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 53% of the annual 1,051 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 15 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 15 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 88 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 40 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 74 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 94 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 73 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 63 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 86 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 49 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 95 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 222 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 236 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 75 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Tuticorin by month
The sea off Tuticorin is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January 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
- Thiruvananthapuram India · 125 km · best in Jan · 2,604 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 239 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
- Tiruchirappalli India · 239 km · best in Jan · 2,755 h sun/yr
- Colombo Sri Lanka · 267 km · best in Feb · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 278 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Calicut India · 351 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Madurai India · 124 km · 2,762 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jaffna Sri Lanka · 254 km · 2,591 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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