Kolkata monthly weather averages

Contents

Average daytime temperature
Average rainfall
Average daily sunshine
Day / night temperatures
Sea temperature
Wind speed
Relative humidity
Quick weather stats
Location map

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kolkata

Kolkata average temperature chart (Celsius)

Kolkata average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average monthly temperatures in Kolkata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	25.8	28.8	33.3	35.3	35.2	33.6	32	31.7	31.9	31.5	29.4	26.1
°F	78.5	83.9	91.9	95.5	95.4	92.5	89.5	89	89.5	88.7	85	79.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Average monthly rainfall in Kolkata (mm and inches)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
mm	12	23	32	59	109	268	325	324	271	129	19	9
inches	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.3	4.3	10.6	12.8	12.7	10.7	5.1	0.7	0.3
Rainy days	1	2	2	4	7	12	15	16	12	6	1	0

Average annual rainfall in Kolkata: 1690.3mm (665.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kolkata

Average daily sunshine Kolkata
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hrs sunshine	7.2	7.7	7.8	8.2	7.4	4.2	3.1	3.4	4.1	6.4	7	7.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kolkata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius)

Kolkata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)

Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kolkata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min °C	13.1	16.3	21.2	24.7	25.8	26.2	25.9	25.8	25.7	23.7	18.9	13.6
Max °C	26.2	29.2	33.6	35.6	35.5	33.8	32.1	31.8	32.1	31.7	29.7	26.5
Min °F	55.5	61.3	70.2	76.4	78.4	79.2	78.6	78.4	78.3	74.7	66	56.4
Max °F	67.3	72.9	81.3	86.2	87.1	86	84.2	83.8	84	81.9	75.7	68

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kolkata average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average sea temperature around Kolkata in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	23.4	24.2	26.4	28	29.2	29.6	29.2	29	29.1	28.9	27.1	24.8
°F	74.2	75.5	79.5	82.3	84.5	85.3	84.6	84.1	84.3	84.1	80.8	76.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kolkata average winspeed by month (km/h)

Average wind speed in Kolkata (mph and kmh)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
km/h	3	4	5	8	8	7	7	6	5	4	3	3
mph	2	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	2

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Average relative humidity in Kolkata
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
66%	58%	58%	66%	70%	77%	83%	83%	81%	73%	67%	68%

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Kolkata weather stats

Kolkata weather statistics
Hottest month:	May	35.2°C 95.4°F
Driest month:	December	9mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month:	February	7.7hrs
Coldest month:	January	25.8°C 78.4°F
Wettest month:	July	325mm 12.8ins
Warmest sea:	June	29.6°C 85.3°F

Map showing location of Kolkata (22.56263, 88.36304)