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January is a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Makar Sankranti (on 14th),
Basant Panchami (on 31th),
Kolkata Festival (from 9th to 11th),
Republic Day (on 26th),
Gangasagar Mela (from 1st to 31th),
Kolkata Boi Mela (from 28th Jan to 8th Feb)
February would be a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Mahashivratri (on 23rd),
Shivaratri (on 23rd)
March would be a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Holi (on 11th),
Ram Navami (on 4th),
Id-i-Milad (on 9th),
Jamshed-e-Navroz (Parsi festival) (from 1st to 31th),
Basant Utsav (on 11th)
April is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
However, you can enjoy the celebrations for
Ramnavami (on 3rd),
Mahavir Jayanti (on 7th),
Good Friday (on 10th),
Easter (on 12th),
Ambedkar Jayanti (on 14th),
Hanuman Jayanti (on 9th),
Akshaya Tritiya (on 27th),
Bengali New Year (on 14th)
May is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
However, you can enjoy the celebrations for
May Day (on 1st)
June is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
July is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
However, you can enjoy the celebrations for
Rath Yatra (West Bengal) (from 1st to 31th)
August is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
However, you can enjoy the celebrations for
Janmashtami (on 14th),
Nag Panchami (on 6th),
Raksha Bandhan (on 5th),
Ganesh Chaturthi (on 23rd),
Paryushan Parva (from 18th to 24th),
Independence day (on 15th),
Nariyal Poornima (on 5th)
September is not the best month to visit Kolkata.
However, you can enjoy the celebrations for
Anant Chaturthi (from 1st to 3rd),
Pitr Paksha (on 5th),
Teachers Day (on 5th)
October would be a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Diwali (on 28th),
Id-ul-Fitr (on 2nd),
Durga Puja (on 18th),
Dussehra (on 9th),
Dhanteras (on 26th),
Lakshmi Puja (from 1st to 31th),
Govardhan Puja (on 29th),
Bhaia Dooj (on 30th),
Gandhi Jayanthi (on 2nd)
November would be a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Kartika Purnima (on 13th),
Children’s Day (on 14th),
Jagadhatri Puja (from 3rd to 8th),
Teesta Tea and Tourism Festival (from 14th to 20th),
Kolkata Film festival (from 10th to 17th)
December would be a good month to visit Kolkata.
Don't miss the celebrations for
Christmas (on 25th),
Muharrum (from 18th Dec to 15th Jan),
Id-ul-Zuha (from 9th Dec to 9th Dec),
Id-al-Adha (on 9th)
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Weather & Best Season of Kolkata
Kolkata has a tropic wet and dry climate. Summers (March-May) are hot seasons with maximum temperature crossing 40°C and minimum above 30°C. Winters during December to February have a cool climate with temperature dipping down to 9°C to 11°C. May is the hottest month and January is the coldest month. Monsoons during June to September provide a major portion of annual rainfall and heavy showers are occurring during this season.
A major celebration in Kolkata is Kali Pooja (Dussera festival) spreading across 9 days festivities and religious functions in October. This has been celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervor.
Best time to visit here is between October to March.
Monthly Average Temperature and Rainfall in Kolkata
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Note: These are average maximum and average minimum temperature for Kolkata. The highest temperature in Kolkata for the month is usually higher than the average maximum temperature. Similarly, the lowest temperature in Kolkata for the month is usually lower than the average minimum temperature.
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Current Weather and Forecast for Kolkata
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| Sunrise: |
6:18 am |
| Sunset: |
5:09 pm |
| Humidity: |
73% |
| Wind: |
9 kph |
| Visibility: |
1 km |
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Conditions as of Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:20 am IST
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