Kurseong climate — normals and trends
Kurseong (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 3,433 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 August (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kurseong averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 235 rainy days per year.
Kurseong has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 15 May 1957) and the coldest -1.9 °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
KurseongWest Bengal
- coords
- 26.88°, 88.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,433mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
235 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001
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
34.0 °C
15 May 1957
Coldest day
-1.9 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
337 mm
2 September 1998
Windiest day
15.3 km/h
10 April 1975
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
28 May 1989
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
31 January 1964
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
24 January 1953
Sunniest day
13.4 h
9 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 17.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 122 mm | +61 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 132 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 212 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 586 mm | +225 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 307 mm | -293 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 381 mm | -468 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 913 mm | +342 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 286 mm | -106 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 432 mm | +261 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 19.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kurseong?
Kurseong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 3,433 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kurseong?
The hottest day measured in Kurseong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kurseong?
The coldest day measured in Kurseong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at -1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kurseong?
Almost never: Kurseong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kurseong warmed?
Yes: Kurseong warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kurseong?
The wettest day measured in Kurseong between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1998, with 337 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kurseong?
The windiest day measured in Kurseong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1975, with winds reaching 15.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kurseong?
The warmest month in Kurseong is August (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kurseong?
Kurseong receives on average 3,433 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 235 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kurseong?
Kurseong gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kurseong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kurseong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1953, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kurseong?
Yes: Kurseong has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kurseong?
In Kurseong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 31 January 1964.
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