Best time to visit Visakhapatnam

India · South Asia

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

The year in Visakhapatnam

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Beach and sea Oct–Apr · fair May, Jul–Sep

Go in Feb, Mar, Oct or Nov — these months score within a whisker of each other; 29C max, 3 rainy days. Jan is the next best.

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

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Things to do in Visakhapatnam

Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple This is an architectural splendour, although some of the sculptures were defaced during the Islamic invasions.
Kailasagiri The ride to this hill offers a spectacular view of the sea.
Ramakrishna Beach The most popular beach of Visakhapatnam where you can find the locals hanging out during the hot summers, and relatively less hot winters.
INS Kursura Museum A museum in a decommissioned submarine of the Indian Navy.
Rushikonda Beach 11 km away from the city, this has become a popular tourist spot that even the locals frequent.
Yarada Beach It is perceived as a private beach but actually it is not.
Thotlakonda A collection of Buddhist monuments at the hilltop.

Tours and tickets in Visakhapatnam

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Visakhapatnam), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; 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	27°	0d	76%	10.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	30°	0d	74%	10.8h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Mar	33°	1d	73%	10.8h	sweet spot	33C max, 1 rainy day
Apr	34°	0d	74%	11.3h	ok	34C max, 0 rainy days
May	35°	3d	76%	10.8h	avoid	extreme heat: 10 days over 35C
Jun	34°	8d	77%	9.1h	ok	34C max, 8 rainy days
Jul	32°	13d	81%	8.2h	ok	32C max, 13 rainy days
Aug	32°	12d	82%	8.3h	ok	32C max, 12 rainy days
Sep	31°	13d	85%	8.8h	ok	31C max, 13 rainy days
Oct	31°	9d	82%	9.6h	sweet spot	31C max, 9 rainy days
Nov	29°	3d	75%	9.8h	sweet spot	29C max, 3 rainy days
Dec	27°	2d	76%	9.8h	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 the city, 38 km from the airport (VTZ): 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 February and December; quietest in April.

Then and now

Visakhapatnam's August days now average 31.6°C, 0.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 2 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	27.0°	29.2°	31.9°	34.0°	34.6°	34.3°	31.3°	30.8°	30.5°	30.1°	28.7°	27.1°
2017–26	27.4°	29.8°	32.6°	34.4°	34.5°	34.0°	31.7°	31.6°	31.0°	30.7°	29.4°	27.3°
Change	+0.4°	+0.6°	+0.7°	+0.4°	-0.0°	-0.3°	+0.4°	+0.8°	+0.5°	+0.6°	+0.7°	+0.1°

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 Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam

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.

Visakhapatnam has no commuter rail service. However, apart from the bus service, taxis or autorickshaws can also be hired. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Visakhapatnam, 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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Visakhapatnam in pictures

Appikonda temple 07 — i

Drashokk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The beach fishing — i

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View of Vizag from Kailasagiri — i

IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Visakhapatnam from Simhachalam hill — i

eclicks_by_bunny, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Visakhapatnam shore — i

Raja Ramakrishna Chinna Swamy Naidu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Visakhapatnam is like

Visakhapatnam (Telugu: విశాఖపట్నం Vishākhapaṭnam), popularly known as Vizag (vigh-ZAG), is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh. It is primarily an industrial city, but also attracts tourists due to its unspoilt sandy beaches, well built and maintained parks, Buddhist sites and nearby scenic areas, such as Araku Valley. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Dolphin's Nose Lighthouse. A lighthouse providing an aerial view of the port and the city. ₹10 for adults. Kailasagiri (6 km (3.7 mi) away from the city centre). More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: More than anything else, Vizag is known for its beaches. It boasts a number of beaches that are scenic and uncrowded. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (VTZ IATA), Bhogapuram (50 km (31 mi) from central Vizag). More on Wikivoyage

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

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