climigo

West Bengal

When to go?

The best months are November–February. Avoid March–October (hot, at times often rainy and torrential rain).

Climate zones

OdishaJharkhandBangladeshBiharSikkimNepalMeghalayaAssamBhutanChinaKolkataKolkataKolkataDarjeelingDarjeelingDarjeelingSiliguriSiliguriSiliguriMurshidabadMurshidabadMurshidabadCooch BeharCooch BeharCooch Behar

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 25°12°
February 28°15°
March 33°20°
April 36°23°
May 36°25°
June 34°26°
July 32°25° torrential rain
August 32°25° torrential rain
September 32°25° torrential rain
October 32°23°
November 30°18°
December 26°13°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec11.9 · 24.9 °CJanuary: 11.9 · 24.9 °C14.9 · 28.2 °CFebruary: 14.9 · 28.2 °C19.5 · 33.0 °CMarch: 19.5 · 33.0 °C23.3 · 35.9 °CApril: 23.3 · 35.9 °C24.9 · 35.6 °CMay: 24.9 · 35.6 °C25.6 · 34.1 °CJune: 25.6 · 34.1 °C25.3 · 32.3 °CJuly: 25.3 · 32.3 °C25.4 · 32.2 °CAugust: 25.4 · 32.2 °C25.2 · 32.2 °CSeptember: 25.2 · 32.2 °C22.5 · 31.6 °COctober: 22.5 · 31.6 °C17.5 · 29.6 °CNovember: 17.5 · 29.6 °C13.3 · 26.3 °CDecember: 13.3 · 26.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 11.9 – 24.9 °C
Feb 14.9 – 28.2 °C
Mar 19.5 – 33.0 °C
Apr 23.3 – 35.9 °C
May 24.9 – 35.6 °C
Jun 25.6 – 34.1 °C
Jul 25.3 – 32.3 °C
Aug 25.4 – 32.2 °C
Sep 25.2 – 32.2 °C
Oct 22.5 – 31.6 °C
Nov 17.5 – 29.6 °C
Dec 13.3 – 26.3 °C

How much it rains

January 9 mm1 d
February 16 mm1 d
March 27 mm2 d
April 58 mm4 d
May 139 mm7 d
June 270 mm14 d
July 362 mm22 d torrential rain
August 375 mm22 d torrential rain
September 309 mm14 d torrential rain
October 125 mm5 d
November 12 mm1 d
December 8 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 9 mm · 1 rain day · 9 mm a day16 mm · 1 rain day · 16 mm a dayFebruary: 16 mm · 1 rain day · 16 mm a day27 mm · 2 rain days · 14 mm a dayMarch: 27 mm · 2 rain days · 14 mm a day58 mm · 4 rain days · 15 mm a dayApril: 58 mm · 4 rain days · 15 mm a day139 mm · 7 rain days · 20 mm a dayMay: 139 mm · 7 rain days · 20 mm a day270 mm · 14 rain days · 19 mm a dayJune: 270 mm · 14 rain days · 19 mm a day362 mm · 22 rain days · 16 mm a dayJuly: 362 mm · 22 rain days · 16 mm a day375 mm · 22 rain days · 17 mm a dayAugust: 375 mm · 22 rain days · 17 mm a day309 mm · 14 rain days · 22 mm a daySeptember: 309 mm · 14 rain days · 22 mm a day125 mm · 5 rain days · 25 mm a dayOctober: 125 mm · 5 rain days · 25 mm a day12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a dayNovember: 12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a day8 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 8 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 9 mm1 d
Feb 16 mm1 d
Mar 27 mm2 d
Apr 58 mm4 d
May 139 mm7 d
Jun 270 mm14 d
Jul 362 mm22 d
Aug 375 mm22 d
Sep 309 mm14 d
Oct 125 mm5 d
Nov 12 mm1 d
Dec 8 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 50
February 11 h 23
March 12 h 00
April 12 h 42
May 13 h 17
June 13 h 35
July 13 h 27
August 12 h 58
September 12 h 18
October 11 h 37
November 11 h 00
December 10 h 41

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Kolkata

Darjeeling

Siliguri

Cities