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605001 — Pondicherry, Pondicherry, Puducherry

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  • Pondicherry
  • Pondicherry Bazaar

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Year-round

Typical month · PM2.5 2022–2024, climate 2021–2025 averages

  • Worst air: Oct–Dec (PM2.5 ~32 µg/m³, below India's daily limit of 60; WHO's daily guideline is 15)
  • Hottest: Apr–Jun (avg high 33°C)
  • Monsoon: Oct–Nov (537 mm)
  • Muggy months: Aug–Sep
PM2.5 µg/m³6532High °C3623Jan: PM2.5 27 µg/m³ (Good)Feb: PM2.5 27 µg/m³ (Good)Mar: PM2.5 28 µg/m³ (Good)Apr: PM2.5 21 µg/m³ (Good)May: PM2.5 24 µg/m³ (Good)Jun: PM2.5 20 µg/m³ (Good)Jul: PM2.5 19 µg/m³ (Good)Aug: PM2.5 18 µg/m³ (Good)Sep: PM2.5 18 µg/m³ (Good)Oct: PM2.5 28 µg/m³ (Good)Nov: PM2.5 38 µg/m³ (Satisfactory)Dec: PM2.5 30 µg/m³ (Satisfactory)Jan: high 27.3°C, humidity 79%Feb: high 28.4°C, humidity 76%Mar: high 30.8°C, humidity 74%Apr: high 32.6°C, humidity 74%May: high 33.0°C, humidity 74%Jun: high 32.8°C, humidity 73%Jul: high 32.4°C, humidity 73%Aug: high 31.4°C, humidity 77%Sep: high 31.1°C, humidity 78%Oct: high 29.9°C, humidity 81%Nov: high 28.4°C, humidity 84%Dec: high 27.7°C, humidity 83%Jan: 51 mm rainFeb: 9 mm rainMar: 20 mm rainApr: 26 mm rainMay: 97 mm rainJun: 87 mm rainJul: 114 mm rainAug: 132 mm rainSep: 128 mm rainOct: 197 mm rainNov: 340 mm rainDec: 129 mm rainRainJFMAMJJASOND

Jan: PM2.5 27 µg/m³ (Good) high 27°C humidity 79% rain 51 mm; Feb: PM2.5 27 µg/m³ (Good) high 28°C humidity 76% rain 9 mm; Mar: PM2.5 28 µg/m³ (Good) high 31°C humidity 74% rain 20 mm; Apr: PM2.5 21 µg/m³ (Good) high 33°C humidity 74% rain 26 mm; May: PM2.5 24 µg/m³ (Good) high 33°C humidity 74% rain 97 mm; Jun: PM2.5 20 µg/m³ (Good) high 33°C humidity 73% rain 87 mm; Jul: PM2.5 19 µg/m³ (Good) high 32°C humidity 73% rain 114 mm; Aug: PM2.5 18 µg/m³ (Good) high 31°C humidity 77% rain 132 mm; Sep: PM2.5 18 µg/m³ (Good) high 31°C humidity 78% rain 128 mm; Oct: PM2.5 28 µg/m³ (Good) high 30°C humidity 81% rain 197 mm; Nov: PM2.5 38 µg/m³ (Satisfactory) high 28°C humidity 84% rain 340 mm; Dec: PM2.5 30 µg/m³ (Satisfactory) high 28°C humidity 83% rain 129 mm.

Month-by-month figures
MonthPM2.5High °CRH %Rain mm
Jan2727.37951
Feb2728.4769
Mar2830.87420
Apr2132.67426
May2433.07497
Jun2032.87387
Jul1932.473114
Aug1831.477132
Sep1831.178128
Oct2829.981197
Nov3828.484340
Dec3027.783129

Sources: ACAG/WashU V6.GL.03 monthly PM2.5 (CC BY 4.0) · NASA POWER (MERRA-2)

Environment & water risk

Air

weight 24%

66

Year-round PM2.5 averages 28 µg/m³, rising to 32 in Oct–Dec. Today's AQI isn't scored.

Annual PM2.5 (2022–2024 avg)
27.6 µg/m³ · 5.5× WHO guideline
Worst season (Oct–Dec, 2022–2024 avg)
31.8 µg/m³ · 0.5× India's daily limit (60)
Modelled

River & coastal flood

weight 12%

100

No river or coastal flood risk in the model. Urban waterlogging from drains isn't covered yet.

100-year inundation depth
0.00 m
Intermittent water · 250 m
3.1%
Elevation vs surroundings
Unavailable; penalty not assessed
Sources
WRI Aqueduct v2 · EC JRC v1.4
2050 · high emissions · 100-year flood
0.00 m (scenario, not forecast)

Flood model ignores local drains and defences; not observed street waterlogging.

Modelled

Green

weight 8%

35

9% of land within 500 m is green (tree cover 9%).

Green · 500 m (2021 satellite map)
9.0%
Trees · 500 m (2021 satellite map)
8.7%
Measured

Heat

weight 12%

10

216.8 heat-stress days a year on average, 2021–2025; scored relative to India's climate distribution.

Heat-stress days a year
216.8 (hot 0.0, muggy 216.8), 2021–2025 avg
Hottest typical day
35.6°C · average annual maximum
Source
NASA POWER (MERRA-2)
Modelled

Good to know

Through the year

  • Worst air: Oct–Dec (PM2.5 ~32 µg/m³, below India's daily limit of 60; WHO's daily guideline is 15)
  • Hottest: Apr–Jun (avg high 33°C)
  • Monsoon: Oct–Nov (537 mm)
  • Muggy months: Aug–Sep

For owners & buyers

  • New building footprint 2016→2023: -1.1% (state median +14.7%)
  • Night brightness 2019→2025: +11.0% (state median +30.1%) · Below the state trend · NASA Black Marble (VNP46A4)
  • Industrial area · 315 m away · © OpenStreetMap contributors
  • Annual PM2.5 (2022–2024 avg): 27.6 µg/m³ · 5.5× WHO guideline
  • Dense: 11,759 people/km² within 1 km · WorldPop 2026
  • Outside the modelled 1-in-100-year river/coastal flood extent; 3% intermittent surface water within 250 m; local elevation comparison unavailable.
  • 9% of land within 500 m is green (tree cover 9%).
  • 2050 outlook (high-emissions scenario): none in the model in a 1-in-100-year flood (today: none in the model). Scenario, not a forecast.
  • Water stress: High (40–80%) (baseline); projected High (40–80%) by 2050 (business as usual). WRI Aqueduct 4.0; catchment-level.
  • Green-cover trend coming later
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