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Monthly climate in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalimpong features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (57 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3263 mm (128.5 inches) and receives 220 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalimpong enjoys an average of 3337 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India §

The warmest months in Kalimpong are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (57 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalimpong experiences 194 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India §

Kalimpong usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 689 mm (27.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalimpong are January, November and December. On average, 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60 (2.4) 70 (2.7) 96 (3.8) 110 (4.3) 190 (7.5) 437 (17.2) 1002 (39.4) 608 (23.9) 458 (18.0) 150 (5.9) 39 (1.5) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 12 17 15 24 27 30 29 26 15 7 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India §

The sunniest months in Kalimpong are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalimpong: January, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 233 267 316 324 333 294 197 227 248 316 289 288
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 37m 11h 13m 12h 0m 12h 48m 13h 28m 13h 48m 13h 38m 13h 2m 12h 17m 11h 29m 10h 48m 10h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India §

Kalimpong experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kalimpong UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 11 12 14 14 14 12 10 8 6