Best time to visit Thiruvananthapuram

India · South Asia

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

The year in Thiruvananthapuram

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Go in Jan or Feb — 30C max, 3 rainy days. Mar is the next best.

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

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Things to do in Thiruvananthapuram

Padmanabhaswamy Temple The icon of the city: the world's richest temple.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre One of the main space research and development establishments in India.
Kovalam Beach 17 km from Thiruvananthapuram City, the locals believe this to be one of the finest beaches in India.
Kowdiar Palace In Kowdiar, this is the current, official residence of the Travancore Maharajas and royal family.
Kerala Government Secretariat Building in Kerala, India
Shanghumukham Beach This city beach is 8 km outside the city centre, adjacent to the airport.
Kanaka Kunnu Palace The cultural hotspot of ancient Thiruvananthapuram.

Tours and tickets in Thiruvananthapuram

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Thiruvananthapuram), 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	30°	3d	76%	10.9h	sweet spot	30C max, 3 rainy days
Feb	31°	2d	74%	11.5h	sweet spot	31C max, 2 rainy days
Mar	32°	7d	79%	11.6h	good	32C max, 7 rainy days
Apr	31°	13d	83%	11.0h	ok	31C max, 13 rainy days
May	30°	18d	87%	8.8h	avoid	monsoon: 18 rainy days, 337mm
Jun	28°	17d	89%	9.2h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 249mm
Jul	28°	16d*	88%	9.2h	avoid	monsoon: 16 rainy days, 181mm
Aug	28°	13d	89%	9.1h	ok	28C max, 13 rainy days
Sep	28°	16d*	88%	9.5h	avoid	monsoon: 16 rainy days, 191mm
Oct	28°	18d	90%	8.2h	avoid	monsoon: 18 rainy days, 342mm
Nov	29°	14d*	89%	8.0h	okbusy	busier than usual
Dec	30°	5d	82%	9.9h	okbusy	busier than usual

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

Weather read at Kovalam Beach, 11 km from the airport (TRV): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in July, September and November are as the weather station at Thiruvananthapuram (10 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 43371, 2017–2026).

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 November and December; quietest in January and April.

Then and now

Thiruvananthapuram's February days now average 31.4°C, 2.6°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	28.3°	28.8°	29.5°	29.5°	29.0°	26.9°	26.8°	26.7°	27.1°	27.5°	27.6°	28.2°
2017–26	30.5°	31.4°	31.6°	31.4°	29.9°	28.4°	28.2°	28.1°	28.5°	28.3°	28.5°	29.7°
Change	+2.2°	+2.6°	+2.2°	+1.9°	+0.9°	+1.5°	+1.5°	+1.5°	+1.3°	+0.8°	+1.0°	+1.5°

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

How far Thiruvananthapuram 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 Thiruvananthapuram

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.

Local bus services are the cheapest way to get around Thiruvananthapuram. There are city buses run by government (KSRTC) and private companies. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Thiruvananthapuram, 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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Thiruvananthapuram in pictures

IIST Library — i

Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Aruvikkara Street — i

Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sreevaraham Lakshmi Varaha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram (15192) — i

Manukrishnan80, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mettukada Jn at Thycaud Thiruvananthapuram (79403) — i

Manukrishnan80, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Thiruvananthapuram is like

Near the southern tip of mainland India, Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ), formerly and often still known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of Kerala in Southern India. It is the headquarters of the district with the same name, which is one of the 14 districts of Kerala. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Thiruvananthapuram is a historical city, dotted with many historical structures, parks, museums, tourist centers and palaces. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Priyadarshini Space Planetarium. One of the largest planetaria in India and rated as one of the best horizontal planetaria of the world. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (Trivandrum Airport, TRV IATA). One of the few privately-owned airports in India. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Female tourists should be wary of hooligans, especially in New Year parties. Only eat hot food and drink only boiled or good bottled water. More on Wikivoyage

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

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