Tamil Nadu · India
Coimbatore in March
In March, Coimbatore averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 17 °C, with about 24 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Coimbatore's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 17 °C
- Rain in the month
- 24 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 142
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Coimbatore
March is tied for the warmest month in Coimbatore by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 19 °C. By day, March is 2 °C warmer than February, and April is about the same as March.
March brings 24 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 124 mm (1488 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 30 min at the shortest and 12 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 °C | 14 °C | 9 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 15 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
| March | 31 °C | 17 °C | 24 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 19 °C | 99 mm | |
| May | 30 °C | 19 °C | 117 mm | |
| June | 26 °C | 18 °C | 160 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 18 °C | 304 mm | |
| August | 26 °C | 18 °C | 199 mm | |
| September | 27 °C | 17 °C | 151 mm | |
| October | 27 °C | 17 °C | 237 mm | |
| November | 26 °C | 16 °C | 137 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 15 °C | 41 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Coimbatore?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Coimbatore are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Coimbatore that are comfortable in March
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Coimbatore
This guide lists 142 places to stay in Coimbatore, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 12; 1–3 km, 44; 3–10 km, 69; 10 km or more, 17.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.