Local Info

• Seasons
• January - March: Cool and dry
• April - May: Summer
• June - August: Monsoon

         September - December: Pleasant and dry

• Temperatures

• 	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
  Max. Temp.	30	31	32	34	34	30	29	29	30	30	30	31
  Min. Temp.	22	23	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	22
  Avg. days with rainfall	1	1	3	7	10	17	14	9	8	12	9	4

• Clothing

• In summer, cottons will help you stay cool as humidity levels are quite high in tropical climate. Warm clothing like a pullover is required if you have plans to travel to the hilly areas especially during the monsoons and in the months of December and January.

• Language

• Malayalam is the mother tongue of Kerala, but most people understand English as it is taught as a second language in almost all schools in Kerala.

• Education

• The first fully literate municipal town (Kottayam - 1989) and district (Ernakulam - 1990) in India are in Kerala. The literacy rate of Kerala is 90.86%

• Religion

• Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are the major religions in Kerala. In the heart of Trivandrum, at Palayam, it is interesting to find a temple, a mosque and a church stnding close to each other almost in one single compound.

• Sex Ratio

• Kerala has a positive sex ratio with 1058 females to 1000 males

• Nearest Airport

• The Trivandrum International Airport has many major carriers of the world operating flights. Pre-paid Taxis are available at the airport.

• TELEPHONE NUMBERS: AIRLINE ENQUIRIES
  
• Airport: 2501424
• Air India: 2501424
• Indian Airlines: 2501537, 2501542
• Domestic Terminal: 142
• Booking Office: 141, 2318288
• Reservation: 144
• Jet Airways: 2725267
• Oman Air: 2505924
• Gulf Air: 2501206
• Kuwait Airways: 2720012
• Qatar Airways: 2502548
• King Fisher: 2508822

• Nearest Railway Station

• The nearest railhead is the Trivandrum Central Railway Station which has trains to almost all towns and cities of India. Pre-paid Taxis and autorickshaws are available at the railway station.

• TELEPHONE NUMBERS: RAILWAYS ENQUIRIES
  
• General Information: 131
• Reservation: 132
• Train Arrivals: 133

• Nearby sight-seeing spots

• Kovalam beach
• Thiruvallam backwaters
• Pathmanabhaswamy temple
• Shangumugham beach
• Kanakakunnu palace
• Napier museum
• Trivandrum zoo
• Kerala science and technology museum
• Aakulam tourist village
• Neyyar wildlife sanctuary,etc

• One day trips

• Varkala beach
• Ashtamudi lake, Kollam
• Ponmudi hills,
• Cape comorin, Padhmanapuram palace, etc