When to go · Kovalam
Kovalam, month by month
The best months for Kovalam: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Kovalam's best window: Nov–Feb.31 °C / 23 °C, 1 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Kovalam's best window: Nov–Feb.31 °C / 24 °C, 1 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Nov–Feb). Across India: Warming fast; Holi in the north; the south turns hot and humid.32 °C / 25 °C, 2 rain days90 °F / 77 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Nov–Feb). Across India: Plains reach 40 °C; hill stations and Darjeeling are the escape.Outside the best window (Nov–Feb). Across India: Plains reach 104 °F; hill stations and Darjeeling are the escape.32 °C / 26 °C, 5 rain days90 °F / 79 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidOutside the best window (Nov–Feb). Across India: Hottest month on the plains; only the Himalaya and Ladakh (opening late May) work.31 °C / 26 °C, 9 rain days88 °F / 79 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (southwest monsoon), and the tail of the northeast monsoon in Oct–Nov.29 °C / 24 °C, 18 rain days84 °F / 75 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (southwest monsoon), and the tail of the northeast monsoon in Oct–Nov.29 °C / 24 °C, 16 rain days84 °F / 75 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (southwest monsoon), and the tail of the northeast monsoon in Oct–Nov.29 °C / 24 °C, 13 rain days84 °F / 75 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (Nov–Feb). Across India: Rain eases in the north late in the month; Rajasthan starts to work again.30 °C / 24 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (southwest monsoon), and the tail of the northeast monsoon in Oct–Nov.30 °C / 24 °C, 13 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGreatInside Kovalam's best window: Nov–Feb.30 °C / 24 °C, 9 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatInside Kovalam's best window: Nov–Feb.31 °C / 23 °C, 3 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday