Best time to visit Wayanad

India · South Asia

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

The year in Wayanad

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Go in Feb — 30C max, 0 rainy days. Jan is the next best.

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

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Things to do in Wayanad

Kottiyoor Temple Shiva temple in Kerala, India
Edakkal Caves Caves in Wayanad district, Keralam, India
Thirunelli Temple Ancient temple in southern Indian state of Kerala
Chembra Peak Mountain peak in Wayanad, Malappuram districts, Keralam, India
Thusharagiri Falls Waterfall in India
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary At Muthanga, near Sultan Battery, home to large population of elephants, and other wildlife, including some tigers

Tours and tickets in Wayanad

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Wayanad), 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	28°	2d	74%	10.7h	good	28C max, 2 rainy days
Feb	30°	0d	68%	11.4h	sweet spot	30C max, 0 rainy days
Mar	31°	3d	75%	11.4h	good	31C max, 3 rainy days
Apr	31°	6d	83%	10.8h	okbusy	busier than usual
May	28°	15d	89%	8.4h	ok	28C max, 15 rainy days
Jun	25°	24d	93%	6.6h	avoid	monsoon: 24 rainy days, 361mm
Jul	24°	26d	93%	5.5h	avoid	monsoon: 26 rainy days, 485mm
Aug	25°	24d	92%	6.7h	avoid	monsoon: 24 rainy days, 453mm
Sep	26°	18d	90%	8.3h	avoid	monsoon: 18 rainy days, 260mm
Oct	26°	17d	89%	7.9h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 262mm
Nov	27°	10d	84%	9.1h	okbusy	busier than usual
Dec	27°	4d	80%	10.0h	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 Kalpetta, the district's 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 April and December; quietest in September.

Then and now

No month in Wayanad 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	28.6°	30.2°	31.3°	30.7°	28.9°	24.5°	24.5°	24.4°	25.7°	26.5°	26.5°	27.5°
2017–26	27.9°	30.2°	31.0°	30.6°	27.9°	25.0°	24.1°	24.7°	25.7°	26.3°	26.8°	27.0°
Change	-0.6°	+0.1°	-0.2°	-0.1°	-1.0°	+0.5°	-0.4°	+0.3°	-0.0°	-0.1°	+0.2°	-0.5°

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

Fly into Calicut (CCJ), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Calicut.

Calicut (CCJ)	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 Wayanad 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 Wayanad

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.

Autorickshaws charge ₹15.00 per km Buses charge only ₹10.00 for three km. Walking is impossible as numerous noisy motorcycles pester you even in village roads. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Wayanad, 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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Wayanad in pictures

Wayanad Pookode Lake 1 — i

Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wayanad Kabini River at Kuravadweep — i

Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chembra Peak Heart Lake — i

Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Wayanad is like

Wayanad is a beautiful mountainous district in the Malabar region of Kerala located on the western ghats. It is sparsely populated and rural, with most of the land area covered with forests. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The attractions in this region can be broadly categorized into three based on proximity. A 3-4 day tour allows covering all or most of these attractions. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Hiking in the hills Walking in the tea estates Enjoying lakes and rivers Watching the Wildlife Walking in the serene villages More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: The district has neither an airport nor railway lines, so the only way to get in is by road. The nearest airport and railway stations are located at Kozhikode, around 100km away. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Leeches are common in the hills. Carry some table salt to dislodge the leeches. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Wayanad, 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 Wayanad

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Kind of place

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

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