West Bengal · India
Kolkata
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- Local time
- Asia/Kolkata
- Country
- India
- Population
- 4,631,392
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Airports
- CCU
- 13 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,360 km
- 4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Kolkata, month by month
- Jan24°
- Feb30°
- Mar35°
- Apr38°
- May37°
- Jun33°
- Jul31°
- Aug31°
- Sept30°
- Oct30°
- Nov27°
- Dec24°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October to February.
Mean highs run from 24°C in December to 38°C in April, with about 1,567 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for KolkataModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Kolkata
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBKolkata
3,360 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHKolkata
3,440 km
4 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Kolkata
- Country
- India
- Currency
- Indian Rupee INRToday's indicative rate: INR 10 ≈ USD 0.105Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and D230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency100police101fire108ambulance102patient transport, mainly for mothers and childrenOfficial source: Ministry of Home Affairs, India and National Health Mission, India. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +91 · On the left
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