Best time to visit Coorg

India · South Asia

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

The year in Coorg

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Hiking Nov–Jan

Go in Feb or Mar — 28C max, 1 rainy day. Jan is the next best.

Dry season: Dec–Mar, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

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Things to do in Coorg

Nagarhole National Park Nagarhole, in Kannada, means Snake River, but there are not too many snakes at this place.
Tadiandamol Third highest peak in Karnataka, India
Nalknad Palace Palace in Karnataka, India
Mallalli Falls Water fall in Karnataka, India
Irupu Falls Waterfall in Kodagu District of Karnataka, India
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka, India
Honnamana Kere Lake in India

Tours and tickets in Coorg

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Kodagu), 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

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	26°	1d	68%	10.7h	good	26C max, 1 rainy day
Feb	28°	1d	61%	11.4h	sweet spot	28C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	30°	3d	67%	11.5h	sweet spot	30C max, 3 rainy days
Apr	29°	10d	81%	11.2h	good	29C max, 10 rainy days
May	26°	19d	89%	8.7h	avoid	monsoon: 19 rainy days, 285mm
Jun	23°	26d	94%	7.1h	avoid	monsoon: 26 rainy days, 353mm
Jul	21°	30d	96%	5.1h	avoid	monsoon: 30 rainy days, 655mm
Aug	22°	28d	95%	6.5h	avoid	monsoon: 28 rainy days, 499mm
Sep	23°	23d	92%	8.4h	avoid	monsoon: 23 rainy days, 283mm
Oct	25°	19d	89%	8.5h	avoid	monsoon: 19 rainy days, 262mm
Nov	25°	8d	81%	9.5h	okbusy	busier than usual
Dec	25°	3d	76%	10.0h	goodbusy	holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; IN: Christmas

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

Weather read at Madikeri: 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 May and November; quietest in January, February and July.

Then and now

No month in Coorg is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	27.3°	29.1°	30.1°	29.3°	27.4°	22.6°	22.2°	22.1°	24.0°	25.1°	25.4°	26.3°
2017–26	26.2°	28.4°	29.7°	29.0°	26.0°	22.9°	21.3°	21.9°	23.1°	24.5°	25.0°	25.1°
Change	-1.1°	-0.7°	-0.4°	-0.3°	-1.4°	+0.3°	-0.9°	-0.1°	-0.9°	-0.6°	-0.3°	-1.2°

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
Kannur (CNN)	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 Coorg is, and what it costs, 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 Coorg

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.

Rickshaws (autos) and four-wheelers can be hired, the former for short pay-by-the-trip journeys and the latter by the day too. Buses connect Coorg with the rest of Karnataka state, and also ply locally (less frequent). More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Kodagu, 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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Coorg in pictures

Stump Guano Harangi Coorg Apr24 A7C 10816 — i

Timothy A, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

SH85 NW Thannirahalla Coorg Apr24 A7C 10570 — i

Timothy A, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Golden Temple, Kodagu pic 1 — i

Navi guy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Padinalkunad riserve, Coorg 2 — i

Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nalnad palace, coorg 11 — i

Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Coorg is like

Kodagu, also called Coorg, is a district in Karnataka State. Coorg is known for its hospitability of people and beautiful scenery. This is one of the best destinations for nature lover in India. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Abbey falls are a big attraction 8 km from Madikeri. Even during the summer there is plenty of water in these falls. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: The best things to do in Kodagu is outdoor sports. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: The nearest airport and railway station is Mysore, some 100 km away. But buses are frequent and connect Kodagu to nearby Karnataka cities such as Mysore and Mangalore, among others. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: If you are visiting Coorg in wet weather seasons, beware of leeches especially while walking through wet grass and in bathrooms/toilets. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Kodagu, 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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Coorg is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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