Weather in Kolkata in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kolkata in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +26°C with a maximum of +31°C and a minimum of +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 39% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +24°C.
Is Kolkata warm or cold in December?
Kolkata is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +29°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Kolkata, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kolkata in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +26°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +9°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 24 mm | 12 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 73% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +29°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +26°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 24 mm to 12 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 19 to 23.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kolkata is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Kolkata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kolkata in December 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.