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Best time to visit Kochi

The best time to visit Kochi is December–February, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Kochi, Kerala, India

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Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January28.2 °C / 83 °F24.9 °C / 77 °F22 mm / 0.9 inbest month
February28.8 °C / 84 °F25.5 °C / 78 °F20 mm / 0.8 inbest month
March29.5 °C / 85 °F26.4 °C / 80 °F71 mm / 2.8 ingood month
April29.8 °C / 86 °F26.6 °C / 80 °F167 mm / 6.6 inneither best nor good
May29 °C / 84 °F26.3 °C / 79 °F396 mm / 15.6 inneither best nor good
June27.4 °C / 81 °F25.4 °C / 78 °F542 mm / 21.3 inneither best nor good
July26.7 °C / 80 °F24.9 °C / 77 °F498 mm / 19.6 inneither best nor good
August26.6 °C / 80 °F24.8 °C / 77 °F428 mm / 16.8 inneither best nor good
September27 °C / 81 °F24.9 °C / 77 °F304 mm / 12 inneither best nor good
October27.7 °C / 82 °F25.1 °C / 77 °F311 mm / 12.2 inneither best nor good
November28.2 °C / 83 °F25.3 °C / 78 °F192 mm / 7.6 inneither best nor good
December28.4 °C / 83 °F25.1 °C / 77 °F63 mm / 2.5 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: best
Best
December–February
Good
March

Kochi has a dry, sunny window from December through February (with March a warmer but still good option) that suits exploring on foot, while April through November bring an intense monsoon with heavy, near-daily rain, high heat-index readings and thick humidity that make most of the year poor for walking and sightseeing.

Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: precipitation 22 mm / 0.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 6 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily high 28.2 °C / 83 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 33.1 °C / 92 °F, relative humidity 77%, average daily low 24.9 °C / 77 °F.

    Also on: Cochin Carnival, Grand Kerala Shopping Festival, Ramadan evening bazaars, Republic Day, Shiva Temple Festival.

    Watch out for: Hanukkah closures.

  • February · best

    In its favour: precipitation 20 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, wet days 6.2 days, average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 34 °C / 93 °F, relative humidity 77%, average daily low 25.5 °C / 78 °F.

    Also on: Ramadan evening bazaars.

    Watch out for: Eid al-Fitr (Cheriya Perunal) closures.

  • March · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 96%, precipitation 71 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily high 29.5 °C / 85 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 35.3 °C / 96 °F, wet days 17.1 days, relative humidity 79%, average daily low 26.4 °C / 80 °F.

    Also on: Maradu Kottaram Devi Temple fireworks, Ramadan evening bazaars.

    Watch out for: Eid al-Fitr (Cheriya Perunal) closures, Good Friday and Easter closures, Holi closures.

  • December · best

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 89%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily high 28.4 °C / 83 °F, wet days 9.3 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 33.5 °C / 92 °F, relative humidity 78%, average daily low 25.1 °C / 77 °F.

    Also on: Christmas celebrations, Cochin Carnival, Grand Kerala Shopping Festival, Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam.

    Watch out for: Christmas closures, Hanukkah closures.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 2315 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 33.1 °C34 °C35.3 °C36.1 °C34.6 °C32.1 °C31 °C31 °C31.8 °C33.1 °C33.6 °C33.5 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.4 days0.1 days1.2 days4.6 days12.6 days19.4 days17.4 days13.8 days11.5 days10 days5.3 days1.6 days
Time rain usually falls 11 pm2 am10 pm8 pm3 am1 am2 am3 am2 am1 am1 am12 am
Sunshine per day 11.1 h11.4 h11.6 h11.1 h9 h7.4 h7.3 h7.5 h8.5 h8.6 h9.2 h10.3 h
Relative humidity 77%77%79%82%84%88%89%89%87%85%82%78%

Sea temperature

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature 2022–202529.6 °C30.2 °C31.1 °C32 °C31.4 °C29.6 °C28.1 °C28.1 °C28.7 °C29.7 °C30.2 °C29.7 °C
Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–202529.8 °C30.4 °C31.3 °C32.2 °C31.6 °C29.7 °C28.3 °C28.3 °C28.9 °C29.9 °C30.3 °C29.9 °C
  • Very cold 10 °C or less
  • Cold 10 to 15 °C
  • Cool 15 to 20 °C
  • Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
  • Warm 25 to 28 °C
  • Very warm over 28 °C

The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202538.2 µg/m³38.6 µg/m³31.9 µg/m³28.9 µg/m³21.3 µg/m³14.4 µg/m³11.8 µg/m³13.5 µg/m³13 µg/m³20.4 µg/m³31.7 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202555.6 µg/m³51 µg/m³42.6 µg/m³39.4 µg/m³32.2 µg/m³22.1 µg/m³18.5 µg/m³21.3 µg/m³20.4 µg/m³31.6 µg/m³48 µg/m³53.7 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Events and seasons

What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.

Reasons to go

  • Cochin Carnival

    20 December–2 January

  • Shiva Temple Festival

    1–7 January

  • Grand Kerala Shopping Festival

    15 December–30 January

  • Republic Day

    26 January

  • Ramadan evening bazaars

    January, February and March, dates vary from year to year

  • Maradu Kottaram Devi Temple fireworks

    15 March–15 April

  • Onam Festival

    15 August–15 September, dates vary from year to year

  • Independence Day

    15 August

  • Diwali celebrations

    October and November, dates vary from year to year

  • Thripunithura Vrischikolsavam

    15 November–15 December

  • Christmas celebrations

    25 December

Worth knowing before you go

  • Hanukkah closures

    January and December, dates vary from year to year

  • Eid al-Fitr (Cheriya Perunal) closures

    February and March, dates vary from year to year

  • Good Friday and Easter closures

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Holi closures

    March, dates vary from year to year

  • Vishu (Malayalam New Year) closures

    14–15 April

  • Eid al-Adha (Valiya Perunal) closures

    May, dates vary from year to year

  • Muharram closures

    May and June, dates vary from year to year

  • Onam tourist crowds

    15 August–15 September, dates vary from year to year

  • Navarathri closures

    September and October, dates vary from year to year

  • Rosh Hashanah closures

    September and October, dates vary from year to year

  • Diwali closures

    October and November, dates vary from year to year

  • Christmas closures

    25 December

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).