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Monthly climate in Puruliya, West Bengal, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puruliya features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1573 mm (61.9 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puruliya enjoys an average of 3503 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puruliya, West Bengal, India §

The warmest months in Puruliya are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puruliya experiences 288 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 Puruliya, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puruliya, West Bengal, India §

Puruliya usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 311 mm (12.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puruliya are January, February and November. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puruliya, 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) 10 (0.4) 19 (0.7) 24 (1.0) 49 (1.9) 132 (5.2) 226 (8.9) 345 (13.6) 333 (13.1) 255 (10.0) 132 (5.2) 14 (0.6) 32 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 5 9 15 23 29 29 24 13 2 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Puruliya, West Bengal, India §

The sunniest months in Puruliya are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puruliya: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puruliya, 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 245 284 334 336 346 301 267 274 267 289 279 274
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 51m 11h 21m 12h 0m 12h 41m 13h 15m 13h 31m 13h 23m 12h 54m 12h 15m 11h 35m 11h 0m 10h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Puruliya, West Bengal, India §

Puruliya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the 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 Puruliya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puruliya, 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) 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 10 7 6