Gokarna weather by month

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Gokarna, India
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The best time to visit Gokarna is December to February 95/100 in January, 32°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is the dry season, October to May (85/100 on average).

The worst month is July at 44/100 — hot, soaked, muggy air. See July

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Gokarna, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Gokarna is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan95S32°C1 d10 hPeak2
Feb92S33°C0 d11 hBusy2
Mar89A33°C2 d11 hBusy1
Apr86A33°C3 d11 hBusy
May73B32°C13 d10 hBusy
Jun49F28°C29 d7 hBusy1
Jul44F26°C31 d5 hQuiet1
Aug52D27°C30 d7 hQuiet1
Sep57D28°C26 d8 hShoulder1
Oct68C29°C21 d9 hBusy1
Nov84A32°C5 d10 hShoulder1
Dec90S32°C2 d10 hPeak2

What's on in Gokarna through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Maha Shivaratri5 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Festival
June
  • Monsoon shutdown on the beaches1 Jun – 30 SepSeason
October
  • Beach hut season15 Oct – 28 FebOpening
December
  • New Year on the beaches25 Dec – 3 JanHoliday

Crowds in Gokarna in January

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsNew Year on the beaches, Winter break in India, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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