Climate of Kolkata

Kolkata has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Kolkata is 33° degrees and there is about 544 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 224 days a year with an average humidity of 61% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 39°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 16°C and 29°C
Rain: it rains 127 days and there is a total of approximately 543 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3265 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 27°C and 39°C
Warmest month:	39°C in April
Coldest month:	27°C in January
Night temperature:	between 16°C and 29°C
Dry days:	238 days
Days with rain:	127 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	543 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3265 hours

Climate of Kolkata
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Kolkata
The best travel time for Kolkata
Climate of Kolkata by month
Experiences with the weather of Kolkata

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kolkata.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kolkata.

Climate table of Kolkata

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kolkata. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kolkata might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	31	36	39	39	37	33	33	32	31	30	27
Night temp. (°C)	16	19	22	26	28	29	27	27	26	23	20	17
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	2	11	11	16	21	62	133	121	96	56	9	5
Days with rain	1	3	5	6	8	15	25	24	22	14	3	1
Dry days	30	25	26	24	23	15	6	7	8	17	27	30
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	7	7	10	10	12	10	8	9	8	9	10	7
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6

Best time to visit Kolkata

The best time to visit Kolkata in India is from January and February and September through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kolkata is 39°C in April and the lowest is 27°C in January.

Climate of Kolkata by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Kolkata? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January