Kolkata

    India

    India's intellectual and artistic capital is a vibrant onslaught of faded British architecture and incredible Bengali street food.

    Warmest month is April at 36°C on average. Coolest is January at 25°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹83 (~$1.00)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹100 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      11h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,048 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to Jammu and Kashmir (except Ladakh) and the immediate India-Pakistan border area. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January25°6°C·
    February29°7°C·
    March33°6°C·
    April36°7°C·
    May35°6°C·
    June34°6°C·
    July33°5°C·
    August32°5°C·
    September33°5°C·
    October32°5°C·
    November29°5°C·
    December26°6°C·

    What to do

    • Marvel at the gleaming white marble of the Victoria Memorial
    • Buy thick marigold garlands at the sprawling Mullik Ghat Flower Market
    • Eat spicy phuchka from a street vendor by the river

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.