Best time to visit Pondicherry
Month-by-month timing guide using climate, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
Now: October
Rainy season
64 / 100 this month
Best month
February
75 / 100 · Dry comfort window
Weather in Oct
30°C
daily highs · 21 rain days
Cost of living
$945
a month, nomad profile
12-month score heatmap
Score · average temperature · rain days
Jan
68.5
25°C · 9 rain
Feb
74.7
26°C · 3 rain
Mar
71.5
28°C · 4 rain
Apr
68.5
29°C · 6 rain
May
63.3
30°C · 10 rain
Jun
64.5
30°C · 9 rain
Jul
65.6
30°C · 12 rain
Aug
65.3
29°C · 15 rain
Sep
62.0
29°C · 16 rain
Oct
63.9
28°C · 21 rain
Nov
61.6
26°C · 24 rain
Dec
67.2
26°C · 15 rain
Best months
Weakest months
Month-by-month details
| Month | Score | Season | Weather | Temp | Rain days | Cost | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68.5 | Shoulder season | 81 | 25.3°C | 8.9 | $945 | 0 |
| February | 74.7 | Dry comfort window | 95 | 26.0°C | 3.0 | $945 | 0 |
| March | 71.5 | Shoulder season | 87 | 27.6°C | 3.7 | $945 | 0 |
| April | 68.5 | Hot season | 81 | 29.4°C | 5.6 | $945 | 0 |
| May | 63.3 | Hot season | 69 | 30.2°C | 9.5 | $945 | 0 |
| June | 64.5 | Hot season | 72 | 30.3°C | 8.6 | $945 | 0 |
| July | 65.6 | Hot season | 74 | 29.6°C | 12.0 | $945 | 0 |
| August | 65.3 | Hot season | 73 | 29.0°C | 14.7 | $945 | 0 |
| September | 62.0 | Hot season | 66 | 28.9°C | 15.8 | $945 | 0 |
| October | 63.9 | Rainy season | 68 | 27.5°C | 21.1 | $945 | 0 |
| November | 61.6 | Rainy season | 65 | 25.9°C | 23.6 | $945 | 0 |
| December | 67.2 | Shoulder season | 78 | 25.5°C | 14.5 | $945 | 0 |
Similar this month
Cities scoring within 8 points in October
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | City page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 MA
Tamraght
Morocco
|
71.9 | Dry comfort window | 23.3°C · 1.9 rain | $2,036 | 0 | City page |
| #2 |
 BW
Nata
Botswana
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C · 1.2 rain | $818 | 0 | City page |
| #3 |
 MG
Antsiranana
Madagascar
|
71.9 | Dry comfort window | 25.9°C · 2.9 rain | $1,265 | 0 | City page |
| #4 |
 CO
Bogotá
Colombia
|
71.8 | Shoulder season | 13.4°C · 14.5 rain | $2,255 | 18 | City page |
| #5 |
 KZ
Almaty
Kazakhstan
|
71.8 | Cold season | 9.9°C · 6.4 rain | $2,235 | 8 | City page |
| #6 |
 EC
Manta
Ecuador
|
71.7 | Dry comfort window | 23.7°C · 2.3 rain | $1,900 | 0 | City page |
| #7 |
 ES
Madrid
Spain
|
71.7 | Shoulder season | 16.8°C · 8.1 rain | $4,541 | 55 | City page |
| #8 |
 NA
Sossusvlei
Namibia
|
71.7 | Dry comfort window | 21.5°C · 0.2 rain | $1,351 | 0 | City page |