Kalimpong climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kalimpong?

Kalimpong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 3,525 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalimpong?

The hottest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, reaching 34.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kalimpong?

The coldest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at -1.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kalimpong?

Almost never: Kalimpong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kalimpong warmed?

Yes: Kalimpong warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kalimpong?

The wettest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1991, with 343 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kalimpong?

The windiest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1975, with winds reaching 17.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kalimpong?

The warmest month in Kalimpong is June (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kalimpong?

Kalimpong receives on average 3,525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kalimpong?

Kalimpong gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kalimpong (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 3,525 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is June (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Kalimpong averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.

Kalimpong has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 2 May 1960) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 31 January 1964).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

KalimpongWest Bengal

coords: 27.03°, 88.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.5°C

Average daily high

22.9°C

Average daily low

14.7°C

Annual rainfall

3,525mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

6.2km/h

Seasonal range

11.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

196 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

24.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

85 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.9 °C

2 May 1960

Coldest day

-1.3 °C

31 January 1964

Wettest day

343 mm

8 July 1991

Windiest day

17.0 km/h

10 April 1975

Strongest gust

78.1 km/h

26 May 2009

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

15 July 2022

Coldest feels-like

-4.5 °C

31 January 1964

Snowiest day

2.9 cm

7 January 1945

Sunniest day

13.5 h

1 June 1979

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	30.9 °C9 June 2025	6.8 °C3 January 2025	19.7 °C	3,729 mm	9	0
2024	32.1 °C23 September 2024	3.1 °C28 January 2024	19.5 °C	3,887 mm	19	0
2023	31.5 °C5 September 2023	4.7 °C21 January 2023	19.6 °C	3,080 mm	18	0
2022	31.2 °C15 July 2022	1.6 °C6 February 2022	19.2 °C	3,133 mm	1	0
2021	30.9 °C24 May 2021	1.7 °C31 January 2021	19.2 °C	3,792 mm	4	0
2020	31.4 °C4 August 2020	3.8 °C6 January 2020	18.8 °C	3,989 mm	3	0
2019	30.9 °C2 September 2019	2.7 °C2 January 2019	19.2 °C	3,640 mm	6	0
2018	31.0 °C10 June 2018	2.1 °C31 December 2018	18.9 °C	3,345 mm	3	0
2017	31.1 °C18 July 2017	4.2 °C14 January 2017	19.4 °C	3,330 mm	3	0
2016	30.2 °C25 August 2016	3.5 °C29 January 2016	19.3 °C	4,027 mm	1	0
2015	29.4 °C28 July 2015	3.8 °C1 February 2015	19.1 °C	3,074 mm	0	0
2014	31.2 °C22 April 2014	4.2 °C12 January 2014	19.1 °C	2,817 mm	7	0
2013	30.9 °C13 April 2013	0.2 °C11 January 2013	19.2 °C	3,393 mm	5	0
2012	31.0 °C26 May 2012	1.8 °C15 January 2012	18.9 °C	3,311 mm	9	0
2011	29.5 °C30 August 2011	4.0 °C12 January 2011	19.0 °C	3,940 mm	0	0
2010	31.1 °C4 April 2010	5.1 °C29 December 2010	19.7 °C	3,973 mm	8	0
2009	30.2 °C26 April 2009	5.5 °C3 January 2009	19.5 °C	3,879 mm	3	0
2008	30.6 °C28 April 2008	4.4 °C1 February 2008	19.1 °C	3,877 mm	2	0
2007	31.1 °C6 May 2007	3.8 °C16 January 2007	19.1 °C	3,620 mm	9	0
2006	31.8 °C30 April 2006	6.0 °C30 December 2006	19.4 °C	2,962 mm	10	0
2005	31.0 °C18 April 2005	5.2 °C23 January 2005	19.1 °C	3,188 mm	2	0
2004	30.5 °C8 May 2004	3.4 °C31 January 2004	18.7 °C	3,647 mm	1	0
2003	31.1 °C24 July 2003	4.8 °C29 December 2003	18.8 °C	3,668 mm	1	0
2002	28.8 °C14 May 2002	4.2 °C2 February 2002	18.9 °C	3,304 mm	0	0
2001	32.2 °C7 April 2001	3.5 °C9 January 2001	19.1 °C	2,887 mm	2	0
2000	31.0 °C13 May 2000	3.5 °C22 February 2000	18.6 °C	3,072 mm	2	0
1999	30.4 °C4 April 1999	2.1 °C14 January 1999	19.3 °C	3,484 mm	1	0
1998	32.4 °C20 May 1998	4.5 °C29 December 1998	19.2 °C	3,719 mm	3	0
1997	30.5 °C27 August 1997	4.0 °C19 February 1997	18.3 °C	3,460 mm	1	0
1996	32.4 °C16 April 1996	3.5 °C22 February 1996	19.0 °C	3,968 mm	11	0
1995	32.0 °C25 April 1995	0.7 °C14 January 1995	19.1 °C	3,976 mm	8	0
1994	31.7 °C3 May 1994	4.0 °C26 December 1994	19.0 °C	3,111 mm	6	0
1993	29.9 °C3 April 1993	2.0 °C23 February 1993	18.5 °C	3,455 mm	0	0
1992	34.1 °C14 April 1992	2.1 °C3 January 1992	18.5 °C	2,253 mm	8	0
1991	30.0 °C16 April 1991	2.3 °C16 January 1991	18.6 °C	3,456 mm	1	0
1990	29.5 °C20 August 1990	3.5 °C5 January 1990	18.6 °C	4,025 mm	0	0
1989	32.3 °C22 April 1989	2.3 °C14 January 1989	18.5 °C	4,436 mm	8	0
1988	31.9 °C11 April 1988	4.3 °C26 January 1988	19.2 °C	3,797 mm	8	0
1987	31.3 °C18 May 1987	2.7 °C9 January 1987	18.9 °C	3,975 mm	9	0
1986	31.0 °C30 March 1986	2.0 °C29 December 1986	18.5 °C	3,004 mm	5	0
1985	30.2 °C25 April 1985	2.7 °C21 January 1985	18.6 °C	3,441 mm	1	0
1984	31.8 °C4 April 1984	3.1 °C1 January 1984	18.5 °C	3,432 mm	3	0
1983	30.2 °C30 March 1983	-0.6 °C7 January 1983	18.2 °C	3,859 mm	5	1
1982	32.2 °C25 May 1982	4.1 °C30 December 1982	18.6 °C	2,962 mm	5	0
1981	30.1 °C12 June 1981	1.7 °C11 January 1981	18.4 °C	2,535 mm	1	0
1980	31.8 °C18 April 1980	3.1 °C31 January 1980	18.8 °C	2,580 mm	6	0
1979	31.6 °C31 May 1979	2.4 °C3 January 1979	19.1 °C	2,938 mm	11	0
1978	30.0 °C9 April 1978	-0.2 °C9 January 1978	18.4 °C	2,839 mm	1	1
1977	29.6 °C7 September 1977	2.4 °C1 February 1977	18.3 °C	3,248 mm	0	0
1976	30.7 °C12 April 1976	2.9 °C21 January 1976	18.5 °C	3,019 mm	5	0
1975	32.3 °C4 April 1975	3.2 °C16 January 1975	18.5 °C	4,195 mm	5	0
1974	29.1 °C15 June 1974	2.9 °C7 February 1974	18.3 °C	3,462 mm	0	0
1973	32.8 °C15 April 1973	4.8 °C8 March 1973	18.9 °C	4,780 mm	17	0
1972	29.3 °C13 July 1972	3.4 °C18 February 1972	18.5 °C	3,856 mm	0	0
1971	28.4 °C14 July 1971	3.2 °C7 February 1971	17.9 °C	4,265 mm	0	0
1970	29.8 °C21 August 1970	4.5 °C9 December 1970	18.3 °C	3,312 mm	0	0
1969	29.7 °C29 July 1969	3.0 °C21 January 1969	18.3 °C	2,769 mm	0	0
1968	29.4 °C6 May 1968	4.1 °C16 January 1968	17.9 °C	3,598 mm	0	0
1967	29.5 °C18 May 1967	3.6 °C3 January 1967	17.8 °C	3,851 mm	0	0
1966	32.0 °C2 May 1966	4.7 °C30 January 1966	18.2 °C	4,098 mm	3	0
1965	30.8 °C26 April 1965	3.2 °C9 February 1965	17.8 °C	3,094 mm	1	0
1964	31.4 °C9 April 1964	-1.3 °C31 January 1964	18.6 °C	3,434 mm	12	4
1963	30.7 °C30 March 1963	3.6 °C5 January 1963	18.3 °C	3,718 mm	4	0
1962	31.6 °C15 April 1962	2.5 °C4 January 1962	18.1 °C	3,859 mm	1	0
1961	33.0 °C24 April 1961	0.2 °C25 December 1961	18.3 °C	3,272 mm	10	0
1960	34.9 °C2 May 1960	2.5 °C25 January 1960	19.0 °C	3,397 mm	33	0
1959	30.8 °C9 April 1959	3.8 °C4 February 1959	18.2 °C	3,827 mm	3	0
1958	29.3 °C2 June 1958	3.9 °C16 February 1958	18.8 °C	4,365 mm	0	0
1957	34.4 °C15 May 1957	3.7 °C13 February 1957	18.5 °C	3,169 mm	43	0
1956	31.9 °C18 April 1956	3.1 °C2 January 1956	18.1 °C	4,343 mm	7	0
1955	30.2 °C24 April 1955	2.1 °C3 January 1955	18.1 °C	3,950 mm	1	0
1954	30.6 °C28 April 1954	1.6 °C15 January 1954	18.0 °C	3,928 mm	3	0
1953	28.1 °C22 June 1953	-0.3 °C25 January 1953	17.3 °C	3,684 mm	0	1
1952	27.5 °C14 April 1952	1.9 °C31 December 1952	17.6 °C	3,273 mm	0	0
1951	28.2 °C5 September 1951	3.7 °C27 January 1951	17.7 °C	3,694 mm	0	0
1950	27.9 °C23 April 1950	4.1 °C11 January 1950	17.7 °C	3,981 mm	0	0
1949	26.7 °C21 September 1949	3.9 °C1 January 1949	17.5 °C	4,007 mm	0	0
1948	28.1 °C18 May 1948	2.7 °C8 February 1948	17.7 °C	3,084 mm	0	0
1947	30.8 °C17 May 1947	3.9 °C17 January 1947	18.2 °C	3,239 mm	3	0
1946	28.7 °C9 September 1946	4.9 °C2 January 1946	18.0 °C	3,471 mm	0	0
1945	29.9 °C10 April 1945	1.8 °C17 February 1945	17.5 °C	3,847 mm	0	0
1944	28.2 °C18 August 1944	2.1 °C21 January 1944	17.9 °C	3,514 mm	0	0
1943	28.0 °C10 July 1943	3.6 °C17 January 1943	17.2 °C	3,257 mm	0	0
1942	29.4 °C25 April 1942	2.0 °C31 January 1942	17.8 °C	3,969 mm	0	0
1941	27.5 °C10 July 1941	1.7 °C31 January 1941	17.4 °C	3,681 mm	0	0
1940	28.4 °C17 April 1940	2.7 °C11 January 1940	17.5 °C	2,363 mm	0	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.1 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3729 mm

+204 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.3 °C	+1.6 °C	13 mm	-4 mm
Feb	18.5 °C	-0.3 °C	21 mm	+4 mm
Mar	22.9 °C	-0.1 °C	35 mm	+1 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	0.0 °C	86 mm	+14 mm
May	25.6 °C	-0.2 °C	439 mm	+245 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+2.0 °C	394 mm	-220 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+2.7 °C	730 mm	-369 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	+1.4 °C	1109 mm	+252 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+2.4 °C	573 mm	+101 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+1.8 °C	307 mm	+177 mm
Nov	23.2 °C	+2.0 °C	20 mm	+7 mm
Dec	19.4 °C	+1.1 °C	3 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.9 °C

9 Jun 2025

Coldest day

6.8 °C

3 Jan 2025

Wettest day

155.4 mm

13 Aug 2025

Windiest day

10.4 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

54.0 km/h

5 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.9 °C

13 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.1 °C

3 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kalimpong?

Kalimpong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 3,525 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalimpong?

The hottest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kalimpong?

The coldest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at -1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Kalimpong?

Almost never: Kalimpong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kalimpong warmed?

Yes: Kalimpong warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kalimpong?

The wettest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1991, with 343 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kalimpong?

The windiest day measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1975, with winds reaching 17.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kalimpong?

The warmest month in Kalimpong is June (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Kalimpong?

Kalimpong receives on average 3,525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kalimpong?

Kalimpong gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kalimpong?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kalimpong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, with 2.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kalimpong?

Yes: Kalimpong has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalimpong?

In Kalimpong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 15 July 2022, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 31 January 1964.

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