Durgapur weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇳 India · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Durgapur is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with February and November close behind. Durgapur averages about 2,245 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,245
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,368 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 519k
- Elevation
- 86 m
When is the best time to visit Durgapur?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Durgapur is January, then February and November. The dullest month is May (20/100, 129 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Durgapur?
Durgapur gets a moderate 2,245 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate January (90) from May (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #103 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 59% of the annual 1,368 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 11 mm | 4 |
| February | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 13 mm | 6 |
| March | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 7 |
| April | 25 | 39° / 102°F | 23° / 73°F | 50 mm | 8 |
| May | 20 | 39° / 102°F | 26° / 79°F | 129 mm | 8 |
| June | 45 | 35° / 95°F | 26° / 79°F | 211 mm | 7 |
| July | 64 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 305 mm | 7 |
| August | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 270 mm | 8 |
| September | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 227 mm | 7 |
| October | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 109 mm | 7 |
| November | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 11 mm | 5 |
| December | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 8 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kolkata India · 164 km · best in Jan · 2,164 h sun/yr
- Ranchi India · 199 km · best in Nov · 2,341 h sun/yr
- Saidpur Bangladesh · 291 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
- Patna India · 309 km · best in Nov · 2,417 h sun/yr
- Biratnagar Nepal · 318 km · best in Jan · 2,215 h sun/yr
- Dhaka Bangladesh · 322 km · best in Jan · 2,130 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Deoghar India · 107 km · 2,399 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Rajshahi Bangladesh · 166 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jessore Bangladesh · 202 km · 2,205 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Gaya India · 264 km · 2,611 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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