India
Kochi in March
🔥 Hot dry seasonHot, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why March scores 7.7What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.4
- !Hot (35°C highs / 24°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~40 mm rain)
- Air quality6.5
- !Elevated (PM2.5 ~29 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Mar | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.7 Very good | 7.7 Very good |
| Season | 🔥 Hot dry season | 🔥 Hot dry season |
| High / low | 35° / 24° | 34° / 21° |
| Rain | 40 mm | 2 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 22° | dew pt 21° |
| PM2.5 | 29 µg/m³ | 40 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Kochi weather-station normals. Rainfall: Kochi weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMarch 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Holi 20–22 Mar · 3 days off in a row
- Good Friday 26–28 Mar · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Maha Shivaratri (6 Mar) · Eid al-Fitr (10 Mar, date estimated)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore KochiEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA historic port city in Kerala, visited for Fort Kochi's colonial streets, Chinese fishing nets, spice trade history and as a backwaters gateway.
HoliAcross India
Festival of colors with powdered dyes, music and sweets.
Ramadan & Eid al-FitrAcross India
Night markets, feasts and prayers, especially in Old Delhi and Hyderabad.
Coming up later
OnamDate variesMalayalam calendar, usually late August or September
Kerala's harvest festival with feasts and flower carpets.
Why go: Many businesses close around the main days.
Where: Across the city
Cochin CarnivalDate variesUsually the last week of December through 1 January
Parades and events ending with the burning of a large 'Pappanji' effigy at New Year.
Why go: Fort Kochi gets very crowded around New Year's Eve.
Where: Fort Kochi
Chinese fishing nets
Large cantilevered fishing nets along the Fort Kochi waterfront.
💡 Best seen at sunset when they are lowered and raised.
Mattancherry Palace
A 16th-century palace with notable Kerala murals.
Paradesi Synagogue
A 16th-century synagogue in Jew Town, Mattancherry.
💡 It closes on Fridays afternoon, Saturdays and Jewish holidays.
St Francis Church
One of the oldest European-built churches in India, where Vasco da Gama was first buried.
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica
A Gothic-style cathedral in Fort Kochi.
Kathakali shows
Evening performances of Kerala's classical dance-drama.
Seafood fry
Fresh fish, prawns and squid fried with spices.
💡 Stalls near the fishing nets and seafood restaurants
Appam with stew
Rice pancakes with coconut milk stew.
💡 Local restaurants
Meen moilee
Fish in a mild coconut curry.
💡 Kerala restaurants
Kerala sadya
Banana-leaf vegetarian feast.
💡 Restaurants, especially at lunch
Spices
Pepper, cardamom, cloves and other spices.
💡 Spice warehouses in Jew Town
Antiques and curios
Antique and reproduction furniture and objects.
💡 Shops in Jew Town, Mattancherry
Kathakali masks
Painted masks and figurines.
💡 Craft shops in Fort Kochi