Calcutta Weather in March
Calcutta in March
The short of it: Calcutta in March averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 12 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 90° · low 68° · rain 0.7 in. · daylight 12 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Calcutta an average March high of 90°, a low of 68° and some 0.7 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 90° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the driest month of the year, only 0.7 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 12 h 0 min in mid-March, 28 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Calcutta runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. San Joaquin, 1 mi to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Calcutta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San JoaquinCorozal District | 1 mi SSW | 90° | 68° | 0.7 in. |
| XaibeCorozal District | 2 mi N | 90° | 68° | 0.7 in. |
| RanchitoCorozal District | 2 mi ENE | 89° | 69° | 0.7 in. |
| San AndresCorozal District | 3 mi NE | 89° | 69° | 0.7 in. |
| PatchchacanCorozal District | 3 mi NW | 90° | 68° | 0.7 in. |
| ConcepcionCorozal District | 4 mi SW | 90° | 68° | 0.8 in. |
| LibertadCorozal District | 4 mi SSW | 90° | 68° | 0.8 in. |
| CorozalCorozal District | 4 mi NE | 89° | 69° | 0.7 in. |