Haldia climate

Haldia is warmest in April, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 14 °C. July is the wettest month (347 mm) and December the driest (13 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Haldia averages 1,610 mm of rain and 339 days above 25 °C.

India · population 170,695 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 20°
  2. Feb 23°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 29°
  5. May 30°
  6. Jun 29°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 28°
  10. Oct 27°
  11. Nov 24°
  12. Dec 20°

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

What to expectHaldia through the year

Haldia has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 25 °C in January to 34 °C in April, a swing of 11 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 339 days a year reach 25 °C, 195 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in April.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 347 mm against 13 mm in December — 27 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.1 °C 13 mm 20 %
February 28.5 °C 20 mm 21 %
March 32.5 °C 25 mm 23 %
April 34.0 °C 49 mm 32 %
May 33.8 °C 96 mm 46 %
June 32.1 °C 265 mm 82 %
July 30.6 °C 347 mm 93 %
August 30.3 °C 332 mm 93 %
September 30.3 °C 263 mm 82 %
October 29.9 °C 147 mm 49 %
November 28.3 °C 39 mm 28 %
December 25.7 °C 13 mm 22 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 25.1 °C14.3 °C19.5 °C30.9 °C9.7 °C1700
February 28.5 °C17.9 °C23.0 °C35.9 °C10.4 °C2680
March 32.5 °C22.7 °C27.2 °C38.4 °C14.8 °C31270
April 34.0 °C26.0 °C29.4 °C40.4 °C19.5 °C30290
May 33.8 °C27.4 °C30.1 °C40.2 °C22.6 °C31300
June 32.1 °C27.4 °C29.4 °C39.9 °C23.8 °C30250
July 30.6 °C26.5 °C28.2 °C35.3 °C24.4 °C31210
August 30.3 °C26.1 °C27.9 °C33.5 °C24.6 °C31190
September 30.3 °C25.8 °C27.7 °C34.1 °C22.7 °C30180
October 29.9 °C23.7 °C26.6 °C33.2 °C18.2 °C31160
November 28.3 °C19.4 °C23.7 °C33.0 °C12.8 °C2930
December 25.7 °C15.4 °C20.4 °C30.5 °C10.7 °C2300

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 13 mm211 h/day20 %69 %12 km/h
February 20 mm211 h/day21 %70 %13 km/h
March 25 mm312 h/day23 %71 %16 km/h
April 49 mm513 h/day32 %76 %20 km/h
May 96 mm813 h/day46 %79 %22 km/h
June 265 mm2013 h/day82 %84 %21 km/h
July 347 mm2813 h/day93 %87 %19 km/h
August 332 mm2913 h/day93 %87 %18 km/h
September 263 mm2412 h/day82 %87 %15 km/h
October 147 mm1312 h/day49 %83 %12 km/h
November 39 mm211 h/day28 %74 %11 km/h
December 13 mm111 h/day22 %69 %11 km/h

How Haldia 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
Haldia 34 °C 14 °C 1,610 mm 339
Uluberiya · India 36 °C 13 °C 1,542 mm 340
Rajpur Sonarpur · India 35 °C 13 °C 1,665 mm 340
Kolkata · India 35 °C 13 °C 1,616 mm 337
Kharagpur · India 37 °C 13 °C 1,470 mm 337
Shyamnagar · India 35 °C 13 °C 1,592 mm 335
Medinīpur · India 37 °C 13 °C 1,435 mm 335

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Haldia’s climate

When is the best time to visit Haldia?

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

How hot does Haldia get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 195 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 14 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Haldia?

July, averaging 347 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is December with 13 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,610 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 Haldia 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
22.060°, 88.110° (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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