Kolkata
India · 22.57°, 88.36° · 7 models compared
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last 30 days · daily high · vs ERA5Over the last 30 days, ECMWF IFS was closest for Kolkata (avg error 1.2°).
Lower error is better. We compare each model's past forecasts against what actually happened (ERA5 reanalysis). See the methodology.
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Kolkata's climate, by the numbers
1991–2020 normals from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.
Temperature & rainfall by month
Bar spans the average low to average high. Wettest month: 356 mm.
Weather DNA
Kolkata's unique climate fingerprint
Rainfall by month
Average monthly rainfall (1991–2020).
Kolkata has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 26.3°C, peaking in May and bottoming out in January.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, totalling about 1620 mm. July is typically the wettest month and December the driest, but there's no single dominant rainy season.
It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3461 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.
Records
- Hottest
- 42° 2004-05-20
- Coldest
- 8° 1997-01-26
- Wettest day
- 155 mm 2011-06-17
Warming trend
+ 0°C vs 1961–1990Change versus the 1960s, the earliest decade on record.
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Kolkata weather — FAQ
Which weather model is most accurate for Kolkata? +
Climify backtests all seven models against what actually happened over the last 30 days (ERA5 reanalysis) and ranks them by average error for Kolkata specifically. The live leaderboard on this page shows the current ranking.
What is the climate of Kolkata like? +
Kolkata has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 26.3°C, peaking in May and bottoming out in January. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, totalling about 1620 mm. July is typically the wettest month and December the driest, but there's no single dominant rainy season. It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3461 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.
How hot does Kolkata get? +
The hottest temperature on record for Kolkata in the ERA5 archive is 42° (2004-05-20). The warmest month on average is May.
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