Durgapur climate

Durgapur is warmest in April, with average highs of 37 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 11 °C. July is the wettest month (293 mm) and November the driest (9.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Durgapur averages 1,370 mm of rain and 320 days above 25 °C.

India · population 518,872 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 17°
  2. Feb 21°
  3. Mar 26°
  4. Apr 30°
  5. May 31°
  6. Jun 30°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 22°
  12. Dec 19°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectDurgapur through the year

Durgapur has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 37 °C in April, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 320 days a year reach 25 °C, 207 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 293 mm against 9 mm in November — 32 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.9 °C 14 mm 20 %
February 27.7 °C 19 mm 19 %
March 33.0 °C 21 mm 21 %
April 36.6 °C 41 mm 27 %
May 36.4 °C 114 mm 40 %
June 33.8 °C 245 mm 77 %
July 31.3 °C 293 mm 93 %
August 30.9 °C 274 mm 92 %
September 30.7 °C 229 mm 79 %
October 30.1 °C 101 mm 41 %
November 28.0 °C 9 mm 24 %
December 24.8 °C 11 mm 20 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 23.9 °C11.2 °C17.5 °C30.4 °C6.3 °C800
February 27.7 °C14.3 °C21.1 °C35.9 °C7.5 °C2350
March 33.0 °C18.9 °C26.1 °C41.5 °C11.5 °C31260
April 36.6 °C23.5 °C29.8 °C43.9 °C16.9 °C30290
May 36.4 °C25.8 °C30.6 °C44.1 °C20.8 °C31300
June 33.8 °C26.5 °C29.6 °C44.3 °C22.9 °C30270
July 31.3 °C25.6 °C27.9 °C36.3 °C23.9 °C31250
August 30.9 °C25.3 °C27.6 °C34.3 °C23.4 °C31240
September 30.7 °C24.6 °C27.2 °C34.0 °C19.3 °C30210
October 30.1 °C21.8 °C25.7 °C33.8 °C15.5 °C30170
November 28.0 °C16.9 °C22.3 °C32.2 °C10.6 °C2920
December 24.8 °C12.6 °C18.6 °C30.2 °C7.0 °C1500

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 14 mm211 h/day20 %68 %11 km/h
February 19 mm211 h/day19 %62 %11 km/h
March 21 mm312 h/day21 %53 %12 km/h
April 41 mm713 h/day27 %57 %14 km/h
May 114 mm1313 h/day40 %67 %15 km/h
June 245 mm2114 h/day77 %78 %14 km/h
July 293 mm2713 h/day93 %85 %14 km/h
August 274 mm2713 h/day92 %86 %13 km/h
September 229 mm2212 h/day79 %86 %12 km/h
October 101 mm912 h/day41 %80 %9.4 km/h
November 9 mm111 h/day24 %70 %9.4 km/h
December 11 mm111 h/day20 %68 %9.7 km/h

How Durgapur compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Durgapur 37 °C 11 °C 1,370 mm 320
Āsansol · India 37 °C 11 °C 1,300 mm 317
Kulti · India 37 °C 11 °C 1,278 mm 313
Barddhamān · India 36 °C 12 °C 1,440 mm 327
Dhanbad · India 37 °C 10 °C 1,237 mm 309
Baharampur · India 36 °C 12 °C 1,554 mm 318

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Durgapur.

QuestionsCommon questions about Durgapur’s climate

When is the best time to visit Durgapur?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Durgapur get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 37 °C. About 207 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 11 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Durgapur?

July, averaging 293 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is November with 9 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,370 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Durgapur rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
23.516°, 87.308° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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