Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jalpaiguri features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3220 mm (126.8 inches) and receives 178 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jalpaiguri enjoys an average of 3334 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jalpaiguri are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jalpaiguri experiences 290 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India with other places around the world.
Jalpaiguri usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 690 mm (27.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jalpaiguri are January, November and December. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 32 (1.2) | 110 (4.3) | 242 (9.5) | 539 (21.2) | 877 (34.5) | 655 (25.8) | 504 (19.9) | 234 (9.2) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Jalpaiguri are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jalpaiguri: January, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234 | 273 | 327 | 319 | 323 | 277 | 212 | 249 | 250 | 291 | 291 | 284 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 39m | 11h 14m | 12h 0m | 12h 47m | 13h 26m | 13h 45m | 13h 36m | 13h 1m | 12h 16m | 11h 30m | 10h 49m | 10h 29m |
Jalpaiguri experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jalpaiguri UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |