Best Time to Visit Kolkata
The best time to visit Kolkata is November to March, when the average temperature is 18–28°C and rainfall is low for Kolkata, at 11–34 mm a month.
Kolkata weather by month
The wettest month in Kolkata is July with 370 mm of rain, and the warmest is April at an average 31°C. The coolest is January at 18°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C / 64°F | 12 mm | Best |
| February | 23°C / 73°F | 22 mm | Best |
| March | 28°C / 82°F | 34 mm | Best |
| April | 31°C / 88°F | 55 mm | Hot |
| May | 31°C / 88°F | 161 mm | Wet |
| June | 30°C / 85°F | 256 mm | Wet |
| July | 29°C / 83°F | 370 mm | Wet |
| August | 28°C / 83°F | 338 mm | Wet |
| September | 28°C / 82°F | 266 mm | Wet |
| October | 26°C / 79°F | 165 mm | Wet |
| November | 22°C / 72°F | 29 mm | Best |
| December | 18°C / 65°F | 11 mm | Best |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Kolkata: under 150 mm, and no more than 135 mm, a quarter above Kolkata's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 135 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU) at 22.65, 88.45. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.