Weather in Kolkata in March 2025
- March is usually the driest month of the year in Kolkata
Average weather
Average temperature in Kolkata in March
Going from a maximum of +35°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +29°C.
Is Kolkata warm or cold in March?
Kolkata is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +29°C to +33°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +17°C to +21°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Kolkata:
Climate in Kolkata in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +33°C | +35°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +13°C | +17°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +39°C | +42°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 22 mm | 24 mm | 49 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 70% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as great as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +29°C to +33°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 22 mm to 24 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 19 sunny days in February to 17 in March.
Next month (April) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 March, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Kolkata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kolkata in March 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.
FAQ
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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, 2022.
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.