Region: Andhra Pradesh · India

Tanuku travel guide

Tanuku
Photo: Shishirdasika — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tanuku is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, home to about 78,000 people.

Best months
January
Nearest airport
RJA41 km · Rajahmundry Airport
Currency
INRIndian rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Plugs
C, D · 230 V
Emergency
100
Language
English, Hindi

When to go

The best time to visit Tanuku

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tanuku are January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; October is the wettest, with about 249 mm of rain.

0°19°39°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec249 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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).

Public holidays in India, 2026

Shops and offices may close on these dates.

26 Jan · Republic Day4 Mar · Holi21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr26 Mar · Ram Navami31 Mar · Mahavira's Birthday3 Apr · Good Friday14 Apr · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday1 May · Buddha Purnima27 May · Eid al-Adha26 Jun · Ashura15 Aug · Independence Day26 Aug · Prophet's Birthday4 Sept · Janmashtami (Vaishnava)2 Oct · Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday20 Oct · Dussehra8 Nov · Diwali (Deepavali)24 Nov · Guru Nanak's Birthday25 Dec · Christmas

Getting there

Getting to Tanuku: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rajahmundry Airport (RJA), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Vijayawada International Airport (VGA, 99 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

RJA · Rajahmundry Airport

41.4 km from the centreICAO VORY
large airport

VGA · Vijayawada International Airport

98.5 km from the centreICAO VOBZ

Questions

Tanuku: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Tanuku?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tanuku are January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; October is the wettest, with about 249 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Tanuku?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rajahmundry Airport (RJA), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Vijayawada International Airport (VGA, 99 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Tanuku?

Indian rupee (INR).

Nearby

Destinations near Tanuku

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.