Kochi vs Pondicherry: which is better, month by month

Pondicherry beats Kochi in 11 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (82 vs 40) — and they are within 3 points in November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Kochi

🇮🇳 India · tropical climate

Best month: January 75/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Pondicherry

🇮🇳 India · tropical climate

Best month: February 93/100
Months won: 11 of 12

Kochi vs Pondicherry — all 12 months

Month	Kochi	Pondicherry	Winner	Gap
January	75Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	89Ahot, a little rain, muggy air	Pondicherry	14
February	74Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	93Ssweltering, dry	Pondicherry	19
March	68Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	91Ssweltering, dry, muggy air	Pondicherry	23
April	63Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	88Asweltering, dry, muggy air	Pondicherry	25
May	40Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	82Asweltering, a little rain	Pondicherry	42
June	42Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	82Asweltering, a little rain	Pondicherry	40
July	44Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	77Bsweltering, a little rain	Pondicherry	33
August	45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	78Bsweltering, rainy	Pondicherry	33
September	52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy	Pondicherry	28
October	49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	71Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Pondicherry	22
November	59Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	62Chot, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
December	70Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air	75Bhot, rainy, muggy air	Pondicherry	5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (40 vs 82). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.