Kolkata weather in November

In November, Kolkata sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 29 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kolkata's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolkata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Kolkata is capital city of West Bengal, India.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 55.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
22,474/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kolkata reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Kolkata

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 7 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kolkata weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°131.710.88.9
Feb29° / 17°242.711.27.1
Mar33° / 22°304.311.84.3
Apr35° / 26°688.812.52.6
May35° / 27°12211.713.12.3
Jun33° / 27°26521.913.42.2
Jul32° / 27°34828.813.22.2
Aug32° / 27°30829.312.82.2
Sep32° / 26°25024.912.12.5
Oct31° / 24°13112.911.54.3
Nov29° / 19°292.210.96.8
Dec26° / 15°10110.68.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37525
47525
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97822
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kolkata gets around 29 mm of rain over 2.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
215
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512
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711
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303

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101733509
201835497
301936476
4011137455
5021238435
6021439414
7031640383
8031841353
9042041332
10042241302
11052541282
12062740251
13072940231
14083238211
15093437191
160113635171
171123834151
181144031131
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201184327110
21120442590
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23224452170
24326451960
25429441850
26431441650
27533431540
28635431330
29737421220
30839411120

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 4:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:464:55
211.15:464:54
311.15:474:54
411.15:474:53
511.15:484:53
611.15:494:52
711.05:494:52
811.05:504:51
911.05:504:51
1011.05:514:51
1111.05:524:50
1211.05:524:50
1310.95:534:50
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2910.76:034:48
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.3Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kolkata

In seasonPeak

In November, Kolkata sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kolkata sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Kolkata's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kolkata?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kolkata for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kolkata in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Kolkata sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kolkata in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kolkata peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 15UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct5Moderate
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Kolkata in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kolkata is worst in January — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kolkata's WHO annual average of 55.8 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 10112 µg/m³Jul 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan112Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec111Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kolkata?

Kolkata sits at 22.6°N, 88.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Jessore, 110 km away.

RajshahiBarisalDhakaPaharpurMymensingh

Topography around Kolkata

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kolkata.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolkata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m.

The land around Kolkata is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
39 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
November weather nearby: Jessore 110 km · Khulna 126 km · Bagerhat 147 km · Rajshahi 203 km · Barisal 207 km · Dhaka 245 km · Paharpur 281 km · Mymensingh 321 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kolkata (22.5626°, 88.363°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).