Best time to visit Lakshadweep

India · South Asia

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

The year in Lakshadweep

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Go in Feb–Apr — these months score within a whisker of each other; 28C max, 0 rainy days. Nov is the next best.

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

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Month by month

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	28°	1d	74%	10.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	28°	0d	77%	10.9h	sweet spot	28C max, 0 rainy days
Mar	29°	0d	76%	11.1h	sweet spot	29C max, 0 rainy days
Apr	30°	2d	75%	11.6h	sweet spot	30C max, 2 rainy days
May	30°	10d	76%	9.8h	okbusy	busier than usual
Jun	29°	16d	81%	8.5h	avoid	monsoon: 16 rainy days, 244mm
Jul	28°	12d	81%	8.3h	good	28C max, 12 rainy days
Aug	28°	12d	81%	9.1h	ok	28C max, 12 rainy days
Sep	28°	9d	80%	10.3h	good	28C max, 9 rainy days
Oct	28°	11d	79%	9.4h	good	28C max, 11 rainy days
Nov	29°	5d	76%	10.1h	good	29C max, 5 rainy days
Dec	28°	4d	75%	10.2h	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 Agatti, 5 km from the airport (AGX): 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

About as busy all year round.

Then and now

Lakshadweep's November days now average 28.6°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	26.8°	27.0°	27.8°	28.7°	29.1°	28.0°	27.6°	27.4°	27.2°	27.5°	27.5°	27.3°
2017–26	27.9°	28.0°	28.8°	29.7°	30.0°	29.1°	28.4°	28.0°	28.1°	28.3°	28.6°	28.4°
Change	+1.1°	+1.0°	+1.0°	+1.0°	+0.9°	+1.0°	+0.9°	+0.6°	+0.9°	+0.8°	+1.1°	+1.0°

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 Kochi (COK), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Kochi.

Kochi (COK)	the drive is not measured yet
Agatti (AGX)	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 Lakshadweep 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 Lakshadweep

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.

Both boat and helicopter transfers are available from Agatti to Bangaram and Kadmat. The helicopter (US$150 return) may be the only option in monsoon season from May to September. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Lakshadweep, 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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Lakshadweep in pictures

Traditional fishing practise Lakshadweep — i

PoojaRathod, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A beach at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep — i

Thejas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lakshadweep Agatti Islands — i

Asssagar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Lakshadweep is like

Lakshadweep, formerly the Laccadives, is a group of islands 200–440 km (120–270 mi) off India's southwestern coast in the Arabian Sea. They are India's only coral atolls and geologically a part of the same chain as the Maldives. More on Wikivoyage

Getting in: Everybody, Indian or otherwise, requires a special permit to visit Lakshadweep. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in all islands except Bangaram. Picking up corals is a punishable crime. More on Wikivoyage

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

Around Lakshadweep

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Kind of place

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

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