Kochi weather in November

In November, Kochi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 164 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kochi's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kochi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kochi is city in Kerala, India.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 32 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,677/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kochi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Kochi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kochi weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°185.311.56.9
Feb29° / 25°237.611.76.3
Mar29° / 26°6115.411.95.0
Apr30° / 26°16725.312.23.4
May29° / 26°3242812.43.2
Jun27° / 25°56329.712.63.3
Jul27° / 25°50930.112.53.4
Aug26° / 25°37529.212.33.5
Sep27° / 25°26325.212.14.0
Oct27° / 25°29026.311.83.9
Nov28° / 25°16419.411.54.7
Dec28° / 25°548.511.46.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43268
53268
63367
73466
83565
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kochi gets around 164 mm of rain over 19.4 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
279
379
478
577
676
775
874
972
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1170
1268
1367
1466
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1664
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1862
1961
2059
2158
2257
2356
2455
2554
2653
2751
2850
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3046

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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20928
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50919
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Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:195:58
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411.66:205:57
511.66:205:57
611.66:215:57
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kochi

In seasonPeak

In November, Kochi sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kochi sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Kochi's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kochi?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kochi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kochi in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Kochi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kochi in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kochi in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kochi peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kochi in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kochi is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kochi's WHO annual average of 32 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1348 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr34Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kochi?

Kochi sits at 9.9°N, 76.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Alappuzha, 51 km away.

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Topography around Kochi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kochi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kochi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,718 m.

The land around Kochi is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
1,718 m
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November weather nearby: Alappuzha 51 km · Thaikattussery 58 km · Munnar 89 km · Irimbiliyam 104 km · Madurai 204 km · Mysore 265 km · Bengaluru 367 km · Mannar 411 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kochi (9.9399°, 76.2602°, elevation 9 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).