Kannur weather by month & the best time to visit
India · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Kannur is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December close behind. Kannur averages about 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,498
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 2,891 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 112 m
When is the best time to visit Kannur?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kannur is January, then December. The dullest month is March (62/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kannur?
Kannur gets a moderate 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. January (93/100) is noticeably better than March (62). It ranks #82 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 2,891 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 4 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 62 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 25 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 63 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 78 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 66 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 222 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 659 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 700 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 506 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 308 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 254 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 108 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Kannur by month
The sea off Kannur 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.
Nearby places for sunshine
- Calicut India · 98 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr
- Mangaluru India · 136 km · best in Jan · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 191 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 217 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
- Bengaluru India · 274 km · best in Jan · 2,860 h sun/yr
- Tiruchirappalli India · 369 km · best in Jan · 2,755 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mysore India · 125 km · 2,673 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Kannur compares month by month: Kannur vs Bengaluru · Kannur vs Coimbatore · Kannur vs Calicut · Kannur vs Mangaluru · all comparisons
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