Annual mean 23°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
33.0 °C
Coldest
17.7 °C
Wettest
99%
Windiest
6.3 m/s
Prevailing
NE
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kodaikānal over the whole year is 23°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C. Kodaikānal has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 46% in June, the driest month, to 63% in May, the wettest. Winds in Kodaikānal are highest in July, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Kodaikānal come in February, when the sky is typically 40% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Kodaikānal climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
24°C
18°C
18°C
52%
54%
2.1 m/s
27
18
62
February
25°C
19°C
19°C
47%
40%
2.2 m/s
49
14
70
March
27°C
21°C
21°C
50%
47%
1.9 m/s
51
7
60
April
28°C
22°C
23°C
58%
55%
1.6 m/s
66
2
64
May
28°C
22°C
23°C
63%
67%
1.8 m/s
60
4
57
June
27°C
22°C
22°C
46%
70%
2.1 m/s
68
6
64
July
27°C
21°C
21°C
47%
75%
2.3 m/s
56
11
60
August
26°C
21°C
24°C
54%
73%
2.0 m/s
56
11
53
September
29°C
21°C
30°C
47%
67%
2.2 m/s
25
32
20
October
26°C
20°C
23°C
59%
73%
1.5 m/s
60
5
61
November
25°C
19°C
20°C
55%
72%
1.7 m/s
47
14
62
December
24°C
18°C
19°C
59%
61%
1.8 m/s
53
17
61
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kodaikānal weather by season
Year round, Kodaikānal has days of about 24°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 18°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 23°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kodaikānal weather in winterDecember to February
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 53%
Winter in Kodaikānal has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Kodaikānal weather in springMarch to May
High 27°CLow 22°CRain 57%
Spring in Kodaikānal has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Kodaikānal weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 49%
Summer in Kodaikānal has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Kodaikānal weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 54%
Autumn in Kodaikānal has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kodaikānal?
Kodaikānal has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 46% in June, the driest month, to 63% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Kodaikānal windiest?
Winds in Kodaikānal are highest in July, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Kodaikānal year round?
The average temperature in Kodaikānal over the whole year is 23°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C.