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Pondicherry Sea Temperature in May

Puducherry, India

April Pondicherry year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Pondicherry, India across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

29.93° C

High

31.12° C

Low

28.55° C

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

May is the 1st warmest of 12 months at Pondicherry. On average the water sits 1.1° than the year-round mean of 28.78° C.

Compared to April, May is 0.1° about the same as (29.78° C in April). By June the water is usually 29.43° C.

Pondicherry Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

28.0° C
29.0° C
30.0° C
31.0° C
32.0° C
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5
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20
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Pondicherry.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

May Water Temperature Table for Pondicherry

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 30.01° C 29.58° C 30.6° C
May 2 29.96° C 29.52° C 30.54° C
May 3 29.95° C 29.51° C 30.56° C
May 4 29.95° C 29.53° C 30.57° C
May 5 30° C 29.53° C 30.73° C
May 6 30.03° C 29.73° C 30.73° C
May 7 30.09° C 29.73° C 30.82° C
May 8 30.2° C 29.74° C 30.72° C
May 9 30.35° C 29.93° C 30.84° C
May 10 30.2° C 29.33° C 30.7° C
May 11 30.17° C 29.28° C 30.73° C
May 12 30.16° C 29.46° C 30.67° C
May 13 30.17° C 29.32° C 30.61° C
May 14 30.14° C 29.18° C 30.68° C
May 15 30.21° C 29.02° C 30.81° C
May 16 30.07° C 29.12° C 30.78° C
May 17 30.01° C 29.14° C 30.85° C
May 18 29.9° C 29.23° C 30.89° C
May 19 29.79° C 29.13° C 30.73° C
May 20 29.73° C 29° C 30.62° C
May 21 29.74° C 29.02° C 30.7° C
May 22 29.7° C 28.93° C 30.78° C
May 23 29.72° C 28.82° C 30.88° C
May 24 29.71° C 28.66° C 30.86° C
May 25 29.66° C 28.55° C 30.68° C
May 26 29.76° C 28.55° C 31.04° C
May 27 29.73° C 28.72° C 31.12° C
May 28 29.62° C 28.82° C 30.85° C
May 29 29.5° C 28.86° C 30.35° C
May 30 29.56° C 28.75° C 30.27° C
May 31 29.54° C 28.73° C 30.23° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

24.5° C
26.5° C
28.5° C
30.5° C
32.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
26.93° C
27.48° C
28.66° C
29.78° C
29.93° C
29.43° C
29.3° C
28.95° C
29.18° C
29.47° C
28.88° C
27.41° C
10-year monthly history for Pondicherry. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in May

Compare other India water for the same month

Pondicherry Location

11.9333, 79.8333

11.93330, 79.83330 View on OpenStreetMap →

Pondicherry sits at 11.9333°N, 79.8333°E, on the coast of Puducherry, India. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Pondicherry