Weather in Kolkata in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kolkata in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +36°C with a maximum of +40°C and a minimum of +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +35°C.
Is Kolkata warm or cold in April?
Kolkata is typically hot in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +33°C to +35°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +21°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
April is one of the warmest months in Kolkata, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kolkata in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +17°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +42°C | +41°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 24 mm | 49 mm | 96 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 73% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1002 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April typically has worse weather conditions compared to March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +33°C to +35°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 24 mm to 49 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 73%. Winds are stronger in comparison to March, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 17 sunny days in March to 10 in April.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kolkata is gradually increasing during April, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Kolkata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kolkata in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+30°C) and the highest in 2009 (+32°C). The driest year was 2012 with only 487 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 1926 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kolkata, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.