climigo

Puducherry

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is February, the least hot. Avoid June–November (hot, at times torrential rain), March–May (hot, at times extreme heat), December–January (hot).

Climate zones

KeralaTamil NaduKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaMaharashtraPondicherryPondicherryPondicherryMahéMahéMahéKaraikalKaraikalKaraikalThiruvakkaraiThiruvakkaraiThiruvakkaraiThirubuvanaiThirubuvanaiThirubuvanai

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 28°23°
February 30°23°
March 32°25°
April 34°28°
May 35°29° extreme heat
June 35°29°
July 34°28°
August 33°28°
September 33°27°
October 31°26°
November 29°25° torrential rain
December 28°24°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec23.2 · 28.3 °CJanuary: 23.2 · 28.3 °C23.4 · 29.7 °CFebruary: 23.4 · 29.7 °C25.0 · 31.8 °CMarch: 25.0 · 31.8 °C27.5 · 33.6 °CApril: 27.5 · 33.6 °C28.9 · 35.2 °CMay: 28.9 · 35.2 °C28.7 · 34.9 °CJune: 28.7 · 34.9 °C28.1 · 34.2 °CJuly: 28.1 · 34.2 °C27.5 · 33.4 °CAugust: 27.5 · 33.4 °C27.1 · 32.9 °CSeptember: 27.1 · 32.9 °C26.1 · 31.1 °COctober: 26.1 · 31.1 °C24.9 · 29.1 °CNovember: 24.9 · 29.1 °C23.9 · 28.2 °CDecember: 23.9 · 28.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 23.2 – 28.3 °C
Feb 23.4 – 29.7 °C
Mar 25.0 – 31.8 °C
Apr 27.5 – 33.6 °C
May 28.9 – 35.2 °C
Jun 28.7 – 34.9 °C
Jul 28.1 – 34.2 °C
Aug 27.5 – 33.4 °C
Sep 27.1 – 32.9 °C
Oct 26.1 – 31.1 °C
Nov 24.9 – 29.1 °C
Dec 23.9 – 28.2 °C

How much it rains

January 32 mm3 d
February 13 mm1 d
March 15 mm1 d
April 24 mm2 d
May 40 mm3 d
June 54 mm4 d
July 76 mm6 d
August 111 mm7 d
September 123 mm8 d
October 268 mm11 d
November 356 mm11 d torrential rain
December 181 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec32 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 32 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a day13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a day15 mm · 1 rain day · 15 mm a dayMarch: 15 mm · 1 rain day · 15 mm a day24 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 24 mm · 2 rain days · 12 mm a day40 mm · 3 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 40 mm · 3 rain days · 13 mm a day54 mm · 4 rain days · 14 mm a dayJune: 54 mm · 4 rain days · 14 mm a day76 mm · 6 rain days · 13 mm a dayJuly: 76 mm · 6 rain days · 13 mm a day111 mm · 7 rain days · 16 mm a dayAugust: 111 mm · 7 rain days · 16 mm a day123 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 123 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a day268 mm · 11 rain days · 24 mm a dayOctober: 268 mm · 11 rain days · 24 mm a day356 mm · 11 rain days · 32 mm a dayNovember: 356 mm · 11 rain days · 32 mm a day181 mm · 7 rain days · 26 mm a dayDecember: 181 mm · 7 rain days · 26 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 32 mm3 d
Feb 13 mm1 d
Mar 15 mm1 d
Apr 24 mm2 d
May 40 mm3 d
Jun 54 mm4 d
Jul 76 mm6 d
Aug 111 mm7 d
Sep 123 mm8 d
Oct 268 mm11 d
Nov 356 mm11 d
Dec 181 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 30
February 11 h 46
March 12 h 03
April 12 h 23
May 12 h 40
June 12 h 49
July 12 h 45
August 12 h 31
September 12 h 12
October 11 h 53
November 11 h 35
December 11 h 26

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Pondicherry

Mahé

Karaikal

Cities