{"id":9935,"date":"2025-03-15T06:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/?p=9935"},"modified":"2025-03-15T06:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:49:44","slug":"when-to-go-bouldering-in-kuppam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/?p=9935","title":{"rendered":"WHEN TO GO BOULDERING IN KUPPAM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 References:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meteoblue.com\/en\/weather\/historyclimate\/climatemodelled\/kuppam_india_1265555\">https:\/\/www.meteoblue.com\/en\/weather\/historyclimate\/climatemodelled\/kuppam_india_1265555<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weatherspark.com\/y\/109403\/Average-Weather-in-Kuppam-Andhra-Pradesh-India-Year-Round#google_vignette\">https:\/\/weatherspark.com\/y\/109403\/Average-Weather-in-Kuppam-Andhra-Pradesh-India-Year-Round#google_vignette<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The answer in brief- Kuppam is suited for bouldering 365 days of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Weather &amp; Access Comparison<\/strong>: The best Indian bouldering sites are Hampi, Badami, Manali, Sethan, Lonavala and those around Delhi and Hyderabad. All these suffer from some disadvantages due to the difficulty in access and extreme winter and summer season. This table explains this well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hampi\/ Badami<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Manali\/ Sethan<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lonavala\/ Deccan Plateau<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hyderabad<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Summer<\/td><td>Extreme temperature&nbsp; 40<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 103<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Ideal temperature 25<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 77<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Good temperature 37<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 96<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Extreme temperature&nbsp; 40<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 103<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Extreme temperature 40<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 103<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winter<\/td><td>Best temperature 29<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 84<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Extreme temperature&nbsp; 3<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 37<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Best temperature 28<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 82<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Best temperature 22<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 71<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>Best temperature 29<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 84<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monsoon<\/td><td>Slippery boulders<\/td><td>Slippery boulders<\/td><td>Extremely slippery boulders<\/td><td>Limited slipperiness<\/td><td>Slippery boulders<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Access Restrictions<\/td><td>None year round<\/td><td>Limitations&nbsp; in winter<\/td><td>Limitations&nbsp; in monsoon<\/td><td>None year round<\/td><td>None year round<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Temperatures in Kangundi-Kuppam<\/strong>: The weather of Kangundi-Kuppam located at 638 mtrs above mean sea level is very similar to that of Bengaluru. The maximum temperature in summer is 35<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 95<sup>0<\/sup>F and the minimum temperature in winter is 17<sup>0<\/sup>C\/ 62<sup>0<\/sup>F. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aeaw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9936\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Precipitation in Kangundi-Kuppam<\/strong>: Rain falls in Kangundi-Kuppam from April to December with maximum rain in September and October. Rain free months are December to March. The monsoon is not as severe in the Deccan Plateau or as the snowfall in Manali\/ Ladkah.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/asdasc.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9937\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Bouldering Season in Kangundi-Kuppam<\/strong>: Thus, while year round bouldering is possible by changing timings of the day, the best bouldering season is November to February. The second best season is from June to August before heavier rainfall makes the boulders slippery. Month wise bouldering planning can be done as tabulated below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"282\" src=\"http:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/awd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9938\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Month<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Temperature<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Best Time for Bouldering<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>January<\/td><td>28<sup>0<\/sup>C\/83<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February<\/td><td>30<sup>0<\/sup>C\/87<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March<\/td><td>33<sup>0<\/sup>C\/92<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>6 am to 10 am<\/td><td>5 pm to 7 pm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April<\/td><td>34<sup>0<\/sup>C\/94<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>5 am to 9 am<\/td><td>5 pm to 8 pm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May<\/td><td>33<sup>0<\/sup>C\/93<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td>5 am to 10 am<\/td><td>5 pm to 8 pm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June<\/td><td>31<sup>0<\/sup>C\/88<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">While day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July<\/td><td>30<sup>0<\/sup>C\/87<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August<\/td><td>30<sup>0<\/sup>C\/86<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<\/td><td>29<sup>0<\/sup>C\/85<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Avoid rainy days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October<\/td><td>29<sup>0<\/sup>C\/84<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Avoid rainy days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November<\/td><td>27<sup>0<\/sup>C\/81<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December<\/td><td>26<sup>0<\/sup>C\/80<sup>0<\/sup>F<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Whole day<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantage Kangundi-Kuppam<\/strong>:&nbsp; Therefore, Kangundi-Kuppam is best suited for beginners, weekend enthusiasts and for those who cannot afford to go to Manali\/ Ladakh or are busy during the bouldering season of these two locations i.e, May to June and October to November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultural Activities in Kangundi-Kuppam<\/strong>: The main festivals of Kangundi-Kuppam are Mahashivrati in February, weeklong Tirupati Gangamma Jatara in May, 17 days long Mahabharata Natakam in May and Adi Krithigai in July\/ August. These are must watch for all tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 References:- https:\/\/www.meteoblue.com\/en\/weather\/historyclimate\/climatemodelled\/kuppam_india_1265555 https:\/\/weatherspark.com\/y\/109403\/Average-Weather-in-Kuppam-Andhra-Pradesh-India-Year-Round#google_vignette &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The answer in brief- Kuppam is suited for bouldering 365 days of the year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exploration-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9939,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9935\/revisions\/9939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangundiboulder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}