Best time to visit Chikmagalur

India · South Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Chikmagalur

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Hiking Nov–Dec · fair Jan

Go in Feb or Mar — 29C max, 0 rainy days. Jan is the next best.

Dry season: Nov–Apr, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

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Things to do in Chikmagalur

Chennakesava Temple 12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era)
Hoysaleswara Temple 12th century Shiva temple in Halebidu, Karnataka
Mullayanagiri Highest mountain in the Indian state of Karnataka
Baba Budangiri Mountain in India
Annapoorneshwari Temple Hindu temple in Karnataka, India
Amrutapura Temple This temple is in the village of Amrutapura, 67 km north of Chikmagalur.
Shringeri Sharadamba Temple Hindu temple in Karnataka, India

Tours and tickets in Chikmagalur

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Chikmagalur), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	26°	1d	62%	10.7h	good	26C max, 1 rainy day
Feb	29°	0d	50%	11.4h	sweet spot	29C max, 0 rainy days
Mar	31°	1d	52%	11.6h	sweet spot	31C max, 1 rainy day
Apr	32°	2d	64%	11.5h	good	32C max, 2 rainy days
May	29°	11d	79%	10.0h	okbusy	busier than usual
Jun	25°	19d	90%	8.1h	avoid	monsoon: 19 rainy days, 224mm
Jul	24°	24d	92%	6.2h	avoid	monsoon: 24 rainy days, 318mm
Aug	24°	19d	90%	7.7h	avoid	monsoon: 19 rainy days, 259mm
Sep	25°	15d	88%	9.1h	ok	25C max, 15 rainy days
Oct	26°	17d	84%	9.1h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 204mm
Nov	25°	5d	78%	9.7h	good	25C max, 5 rainy days
Dec	25°	2d	73%	10.0h	goodbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Chikmagalur town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in October; quietest in February and March.

Then and now

Chikmagalur's August days now average 24.4°C, 0.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 1 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 3 clearly cooler.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	27.3°	29.9°	31.9°	32.8°	30.9°	25.0°	23.9°	23.7°	25.5°	26.0°	25.5°	26.0°
2017–26	26.4°	28.7°	31.3°	31.8°	29.3°	25.3°	23.6°	24.4°	25.3°	25.7°	25.4°	25.3°
Change	-0.9°	-1.2°	-0.6°	-1.0°	-1.6°	+0.3°	-0.3°	+0.7°	-0.2°	-0.3°	-0.1°	-0.7°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Mangaluru (IXE), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Mangaluru.

Mangaluru (IXE)	the drive is not measured yet
Bengaluru (BLR)	the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Chikmagalur is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.

Getting around Chikmagalur

Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.

Drivers don't go by meters. They fix a charge for the place you want to go; bargaining is up to you. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Chikmagalur, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Chikmagalur in pictures

Baba Budangiri, Chikmagalur (2024) 37 — i

Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Baba Budangiri, Chikmagalur (2024) 44 — i

Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Chikmagalur is like

Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru (ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು Cikkamagaḷūru), is a city in Karnataka, known for its coffee plantations and Bababudan Giri ranges. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Amrutapura Temple, Amrutapura. This temple is in the village of Amrutapura, 67 km north of Chikmagalur. Veera Narayana Temple (Belavadi), Belavadi. The village Belavadi is home to this well-known temple. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Camping Fishing Kayaking Trekking Chikmagalur Walk (5 km). Turn right from the chekpost bus stop on Kadur road. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Mangalore airport (IXE IATA), 170 km Bengaluru airport (BLR IATA), 250 km. Chikmagalur SWR . Passenger trains are available from Shimoga and Kadur at a distance of 40 km. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Chikmagalur, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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Chikmagalur is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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