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Thiruvananthapuram in December
In December, Thiruvananthapuram averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Thiruvananthapuram has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 63 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 11 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 123
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Thiruvananthapuram
December is the 6th warmest month in Thiruvananthapuram by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 26 °C. By day, December is 1 °C warmer than November, and January is 1 °C warmer than December.
December brings 63 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 153 mm (1831 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 11 h 40 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 °C | 23 °C | 18 mm | |
| February | 33 °C | 24 °C | 26 mm | |
| March | 34 °C | 25 °C | 30 mm | |
| April | 34 °C | 26 °C | 120 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 26 °C | 195 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 25 °C | 298 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 24 °C | 212 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 24 °C | 159 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 194 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 297 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 24 °C | 221 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 24 °C | 63 mm |
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 December a good time to visit Thiruvananthapuram?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Thiruvananthapuram meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Thiruvananthapuram that are comfortable in December
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Thiruvananthapuram
This guide lists 123 places to stay in Thiruvananthapuram, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 18; 3–10 km, 41; 10 km or more, 48.
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.