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.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline₹83 (~$1.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- ₹100 (~$1.50)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology11h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors3,048 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO 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 guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | ±3° | · |
| February | 29° | ±4° | · |
| March | 33° | ±3° | · |
| April | 36° | ±4° | · |
| May | 35° | ±3° | · |
| June | 34° | ±3° | · |
| July | 33° | ±3° | · |
| August | 32° | ±3° | · |
| September | 33° | ±3° | · |
| October | 32° | ±3° | · |
| November | 29° | ±3° | · |
| December | 26° | ±3° | · |
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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.