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Kochi

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© OpenStreetMap, CARTO
Kochi coordinate map

Kochi at a glance

Local time   · Asia/Kolkata
Today
Thunderstorm27° / 24°

16.6 mm rain forecast

Travel basics
Tap water
Use bottled or filtered
Electricity
230V/50Hz · Type C / D / M
Drives on
Left
Currency
INR
Language
Hindi, English and 21 other official languages
US passport
eVisa

Entry rules change. Verify current requirements before booking.

City context
Population
677K
Climate
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IndiaDetails and sources →

Why visit

Visit Kochi for a softer India landing: harbor movement, layered religious history, Kerala food, art spaces, colonial streets, and routes into the backwaters.

When to avoid

Do not treat Kochi as only a beach stop. Humidity, monsoon timing, ferry logistics, and spread-out neighborhoods matter.

Plan Kochi

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Kochi

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today
Thunderstorm
27° / 24°
16.6 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Showers
28° / 24°
7.9 mm
UV High
Thu
Showers
27° / 24°
18.9 mm
UV High
Fri
Showers
28° / 24°
14.8 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Showers
26° / 24°
19.5 mm
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
28° / 24°
2.4 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Drizzle
27° / 24°
4.8 mm
UV High

Climate

Wet season (May-Oct)

About 84% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 28°C, lows around 25°C.

Dry season (Nov-Apr)

About 73mm of rain a month, against 370mm in the wet season.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

JFMAMJJASOND
Weather
27° / 24°
Typical high / low
11 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.5h
06:16 – 18:43local

Airports

closest COK · 27 km

Getting around Kochi

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators
Kochi Metro↗ (opens in a new tab)Kochi city boatKochi city busMofussil Kochi busOrdinary bus

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

India basics →Country context, advisories, and entry links for the practicalities shown above.
References3▾▴

The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

  1. City background. Structured city fields are cross-checked against the related references.
  2. Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates. Related: NASA POWER, Open-Meteo license.
  3. Getting around. Transit operators from agency GTFS feeds and nearby commercial-airport reference data. Related: OurAirports.

Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.

JFMAMJJASOND36°21°
highlowrainfallcomfortable months

Monthly highs, lows, rainfall — long-term averages, NASA POWER.