Weather in Kolkata in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kolkata;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kolkata in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +26°C with a maximum of +31°C and a minimum of +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +28°C.
Is Kolkata warm or cold in January?
Kolkata is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +13°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Kolkata, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kolkata in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 8 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 73% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | 19 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +25°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 12 mm to 8 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 23 sunny days during the month.
February 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 decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last January in Kolkata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kolkata in January 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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Monthly weather in Kolkata
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.