Kochi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kochi sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 551 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Kochi's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Kochi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kochi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
551 mm
69 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kochi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Kochi reaches about 29°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Kochi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kochi weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kochi gets around 551 mm of rain over 69 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kochi

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kochi overlaps its cyclone and monsoon 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 spring a good time to visit Kochi?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kochi.

What to pack for Kochi in Spring

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

In spring, Kochi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 69 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kochi in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 30°C across spring — 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 Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Spring 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.