APR · KOLKATA
22.57° N · 88.36° E
Destination brief
West Bengal, India
Travel Score
84
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Good weather: Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1
Average weather score 68 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 65/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 71% chance of rain on Nov 2.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Kolkata, West BengalStation: CalcuttaUpdated 1:30 PM local time
32°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 35°High 32° · Low 25°
Rain now
17%
Rain today
69% chance
Humidity
52%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Kali Puja
ReligiousKolkata, West Bengal · Regional
Oct–Nov 2026Approx.
West Bengal's counterpart to Diwali — worship of the goddess Kali through the night, with elaborately decorated pandals across Kolkata.
Karva Chauth
CulturalIndia · Nationwide
Oct–Nov 2026Approx.
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands' wellbeing, breaking the fast after sighting the moon — most prominent across North India.
Guru Nanak Jayanti
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru — marked by Akhand Path readings, processions and langar community meals, most prominently at Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Kartik Purnima
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
The full moon of the holy month of Kartik — ritual bathing in sacred rivers, lamp offerings and fairs, most famously Pushkar's own Kartik Purnima gathering.
Diwali Festival of Lights
FestivalIndia · Nationwide
Nov 8, 2026In 8 days
The spectacular festival of lights featuring diyas, rangolis, and fireworks. A time for family gatherings and Lakshmi Pujan.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 55 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
Kolkata Book Fair
CulturalKolkata, West Bengal · Local
Jan–Feb 2027Approx.
One of the world's largest book fairs by footfall — publishers, readings and cultural programs draw millions over its two-week run.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 62 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Vasant Panchami
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Jan–Feb 2027Approx.
Marks the arrival of spring and honors Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts — yellow clothing, kite flying, and Saraswati Puja in schools and homes.
Republic Day Parade
National HolidayIndia · Nationwide
Jan 26, 2027In 87 days
India's grand Republic Day celebration: flag hoisting across the country, and in Delhi a massive military parade and cultural tableaux at Kartavya Path.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
On now or within 14 days: Diwali Festival of Lights.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
1:50 PM
Saturday, October 31
10 km/h SSW
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Moderate (5)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 31
32° 25°
Sunny · 69% rain
Sun
Nov 1
33° 24°
Patchy rain nearby · 37% rain
Mon
Nov 2
33° 25°
Patchy rain nearby · 71% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
India
Hindi is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
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Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern India and one of the gateways to northeastern India.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Uluberiya
29 km away · 235k people
83Good to travel
31°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefShyamnagar
29 km away · 442k people
80Good to travel
32°Light drizzle
Open briefBhatpara
33 km away · 483k people
80Good to travel
32°Light drizzle
Open briefNaihati
36 km away · 253k people
80Good to travel
32°Light drizzle
Open briefChandannagar
32 km away · 181k people
80Good to travel
32°Light drizzle
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.07 INR, as of 31 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: November, December and January. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
39° 24°
Very hot
About 50 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Pleasant | 24° / 10° | 11 mm | 100 |
| February | Warm | 29° / 14° | 18 mm | 94 |
| March | Hot | 35° / 19° | 29 mm | 70 |
| April | Very hot | 39° / 24° | 50 mm | 50 |
| May | Hot and wet | 38° / 26° | 144 mm | 41 |
| June | Hot and wet | 34° / 27° | 221 mm | 46 |
| July | Very wet | 32° / 26° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| 316 mm |
| 45 |
| August | Very wet | 31° / 26° | 282 mm | 51 |
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| September | Wet | 30° / 25° | 232 mm | 60 |
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| October | Wet | 30° / 22° | 130 mm | 79 |
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| November | Pleasant | 27° / 16° | 17 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 24° / 11° | 9 mm | 100 |
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