Kolkata Weather & Climate

India

Kolkata sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 43.8°C in May and nighttime lows bottom out near 17.2°C in January. July is the wettest month (~278 mm), while December is the driest (~9 mm). For sunshine, February leads with about 87% clear skies.

Best time to visit Kolkata

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are January, December, and February — expect around 17.228.5°C with roughly 6% chance of rain on a given day in January.

Kolkata climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January17.2° / 28.5°6%10 mm84%9.5 kph
February20.8° / 32.9°8%17 mm87%9.7 kph
March26.5° / 38.6°12%26 mm84%11.2 kph
April30.7° / 42.3°20%46 mm78%14.1 kph
May33.1° / 43.8°36%112 mm52%15.3 kph
June34.7° / 42.5°58%219 mm19%15.6 kph
July35.1° / 41.4°73%278 mm10%15.1 kph
August35.3° / 41.9°71%257 mm9%13.1 kph
September34.3° / 41.9°55%206 mm19%10.4 kph
October30.7° / 39.5°28%111 mm53%8.3 kph
November24.3° / 35.4°7%29 mm76%8.4 kph
December18.9° / 30.4°3%9 mm81%9.3 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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