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South India : Kerala : When To Visit 

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Kerala is a warm, tropical state in the far south of India. It is a wonderful introduction to India for the first time visitor and offers complete diversity to those who have already visited the north.

National Geographic Traveler magazine recently voted Kerala as one of the fifty 'must see' destinations of a lifetime. Make sure you don't miss your chance to see India's most enchanting state.

Kerala has two monsoons a year (the main one in June/July and another in October) which is why it is so amazingly green and lush. Kerala is an agricultural state and there is virtually no industry. Coconuts are the main crop (in fact Kerala is

 

known as the 'Land of the Coconut') but rice, tea, coffee, sandalwood, sago, rubber and spices are also grown. As tourism is fairly new to Kerala its development has been controlled which means that there are few high rise buildings and night clubs etc. What Kerala offers the tourist is natural beauty and a vibrant culture. 

The best time to visit is October to April, when there is less rainfall. However, you should bear in mind that Kerala is within the tropics and so rain can be experienced any time.

Temperature and Rainfall Chart - Trivandrum

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Max °C

31

32

33

32

31

29

29

29

30

30

30

31

Min °C

22

23

24

25

25

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

Rainfall (mm)

20

20

43

122

249

331

215

164

123

271

207

73

Temperature and Rainfall Chart - Cochin

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Max °C

31

31

31

31

31

29

28

28

28

29

30

30

Min °C

23

24

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

Rainfall (mm)

9

34

50

139

364

756

572

368

235

333

184

37

The above charts give the average temperature and rainfall in Trivandrum and Cochin. Places on the coast are always slightly cooler and less humid as they benefit from a sea breeze and hill stations or places high in the Western Ghats are considerably cooler.

 

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Ronald Saldino,  Niels Poul Dryer, Ketil Knudsen
Kalypso Adventures & Gurudongma Team
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