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🇮🇳 Kochi’s climate twin is 🇸🇱 Freetown, Sierra Leone

very close match

Kochi, India and Freetown, Sierra Leone are a very close climate match — 9,791 km (6,084 mi) apart. Kochi is Köppen zone Am; Freetown is Am.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Kochi, the atlas lands on Freetown in the same tropical monsoon (Am) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Kochi looks across roughly 9,791 km (6,084 mi) to Freetown: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Kochi, this is a very close outward match — Freetown is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. January means differ by 2°C (Freetown cooler); July by 1°C (Freetown cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Freetown is 40 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: Freetown at 8.4 h/day on average versus 8.8 h/day in Kochi (January 10.4 h / 10.9 h, July 6.5 h / 6.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Freetown vs 25 in Kochi (lower by 5 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 21°C vs 21°C; July 22°C vs 24°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

KochiFreetown
January
Temp
32° / 23°
30° / 21°
Rain
10 mm
5 mm
Dew
21°
21°
PM2.5
37.6 µg/m³
31.1 µg/m³
Sun
10.9 h
10.4 h
July
Temp
29° / 23°
28° / 22°
Rain
695 mm
735 mm
Dew
24°
22°
PM2.5
12.1 µg/m³
8.4 µg/m³
Sun
6.7 h
6.5 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Kochi?

On Similar Climates, Freetown, Sierra Leone is the closest distant match for Kochi, India — scored very close, about 9,791 km (6,084 mi) away.

How far is Kochi from its climate twin?

Kochi and Freetown are separated by roughly 9,791 km (6,084 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Kochi and Freetown have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Kochi and Freetown share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical monsoon (Am).

What is the climate like in Kochi?

Kochi has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 23°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 23°C and 695 mm.

How sunny is Kochi?

Kochi averages about 10.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 6.7 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Kochi?

January PM2.5 averages about 37.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 120); July averages 12.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).

Other close climate matches for Kochi: Douala (fair), Manila (loose), Chattogram (loose).

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