Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ranaghat features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1774 mm (69.8 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ranaghat enjoys an average of 3441 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 43 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ranaghat are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (64 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ranaghat experiences 296 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ranaghat, West Bengal, India with other places around the world.
Ranaghat usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 26 rainy days and 320 mm (12.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ranaghat are January, February and November. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 4 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 28 (1.1) | 91 (3.6) | 198 (7.8) | 337 (13.3) | 336 (13.2) | 286 (11.3) | 237 (9.3) | 165 (6.5) | 25 (1.0) | 57 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Ranaghat are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ranaghat: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 240 | 283 | 326 | 322 | 333 | 282 | 268 | 282 | 268 | 282 | 281 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 52m | 11h 22m | 12h 1m | 12h 41m | 13h 14m | 13h 31m | 13h 22m | 12h 53m | 12h 15m | 11h 35m | 11h 0m | 10h 43m |
Ranaghat 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 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 Ranaghat UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |