Kolkata is 1.2°C (2.2°F) warmer by day, Kolkata has 2.7°C (4.9°F) warmer nights, Pune gets 125 mm (4.9 in) more rain a year.
Kolkata is at its warmest in April and coolest in January, while Pune peaks in April and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Kolkata is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Pune is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,649 mm (64.9 in) of rain a year against 1,524 mm (60 in) in Kolkata. The most comfortable time to visit is February, November and December in Kolkata and January, November and December in Pune.
| Kolkata | Metric | Pune |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.6°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 30.4°C |
| 21.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 18.5°C |
| April | 🔥Hottest month | April |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,649 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 2.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.8 m/s |
Overnight, Kolkata typically falls to around 21.2°C (70.2°F) while Pune settles near 18.5°C (65.3°F).
Kolkata is hottest in April and coldest in January, whereas Pune peaks in April and is coolest in January.
Kolkata sees the most rain in July and the least in December; Pune is wettest in July and driest in February.
Kolkata feels the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity against 67%.
For Pune, the pick of the year is January, November and December.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Kolkata | Pune | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 11.1 | 18.4❄️ | 25.8 | 12.8 | 20.8 | 28.8 |
| February | 15.1 | 22.8 | 30.4 | 14.5 | 23.3 | 32.1 |
| March | 20.4 | 28.2 | 35.9 | 18 | 27 | 36 |
| April | 25 | 32.1 | 39.3 | 20.6 | 29.5🔥 | 38.4 |
| May | 26.7 | 32.2🔥 | 37.6 | 22.2 | 29.5 | 36.8 |
| June | 27.1 | 30.4 | 33.7 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 30 |
| July | 26.4 | 29.1 | 31.7 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 26.8 |
| August | 26.1 | 28.6 | 31 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 26.3 |
| September | 25.4 | 28 | 30.5 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.9 |
| October | 22.3 | 26.1 | 30 | 18.6 | 23.4 | 28.1 |
| November | 16.5 | 22.1 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 27.5 |
| December | 11.8 | 18.6 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 20.3❄️ | 27.3 |
| Annual Avg | 21.2 | 26.4 | 31.6 | 18.5 | 24.5 | 30.4 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Kolkata and Pune feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Kolkata and Pune — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Kolkata is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 31.6°C (88.9°F) against 30.4°C (86.7°F) in Pune — roughly 1.2°C (2.2°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Kolkata, with average lows of 21.2°C (70.2°F) versus 18.5°C (65.3°F).
Kolkata is hottest in April, averaging highs of about 39.3°C (102.7°F), while Pune peaks in April at around 38.4°C (101°F). That makes Kolkata the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Kolkata gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 11.1°C (52°F), compared with 12.8°C (55.1°F) at the low point of the year in Pune.
Pune is the wetter city, collecting about 1,649 mm (64.9 in) of rain a year versus 1,524 mm (60 in) in Kolkata. Kolkata is wettest in July and driest in December; Pune is wettest in July and driest in February.
Kolkata is the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity over the year against 67% in Pune.
The most comfortable months in Kolkata are February, November and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Pune is at its most pleasant around January, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Kolkata is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in August, about 4.8°C (8.6°F), and narrowest in February, about 0.5°C (0.9°F).
Kolkata has the bigger seasonal swing, about 13.8°C (24.8°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.2°C (16.6°F) in Pune — so Pune has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Kolkata for warmer weather, pick Kolkata if you prefer drier conditions and go for Pune if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Kolkata and Pune, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
