Vijayawada weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Vijayawada is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with December close behind. Vijayawada averages about 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,492
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 1,026 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Vijayawada?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vijayawada is January, then December. The dullest month is May (17/100, 48 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vijayawada?
Vijayawada gets a moderate 2,492 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate January (92) from May (17), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #83 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 September, carries about 52% of the annual 1,026 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 7 mm | 7 |
| February | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 10 mm | 9 |
| March | 37 | 38° / 100°F | 22° / 72°F | 9 mm | 10 |
| April | 18 | 40° / 104°F | 25° / 77°F | 20 mm | 10 |
| May | 17 | 40° / 104°F | 28° / 82°F | 48 mm | 10 |
| June | 50 | 35° / 95°F | 27° / 81°F | 124 mm | 8 |
| July | 59 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 181 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 181 mm | 8 |
| September | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 169 mm | 9 |
| October | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 186 mm | 8 |
| November | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 70 mm | 7 |
| December | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 21 mm | 6 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hyderabad India · 264 km · best in Dec · 2,741 h sun/yr
- Visakhapatnam India · 290 km · best in Jan · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Chennai India · 400 km · best in Feb · 2,636 h sun/yr
- Bengaluru India · 498 km · best in Jan · 2,860 h sun/yr
- Raipur India · 526 km · best in Nov · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Nagpur India · 540 km · best in Dec · 2,707 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rajahmundry India · 125 km · 2,483 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kurnool India · 296 km · 2,651 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jagdalpur India · 312 km · 2,490 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kadapa India · 313 km · 2,790 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Vijayawada compares month by month: Vijayawada vs Chennai · Vijayawada vs Hyderabad · Vijayawada vs Visakhapatnam · all comparisons
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