Kolkata
Rainfall
Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west summer monsoon lash Kolkata between June and September, supplying it with most of its annual rainfall of about 1,850 mm (73 in).

Kolkata

Section Title: Rainfall
Table Section Text: Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west summer monsoon lash Kolkata between June and September, supplying it with most of its annual rainfall of about 1,850 mm (73 in).

Climate data for Kolkata (Alipore) 1971–1990

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	32.8 (91.0)	38.4 (101.1)	41.1 (106.0)	43.3 (109.9)	43.7 (110.7)	43.9 (111.0)	39.9 (103.8)	38.4 (101.1)	38.9 (102.0)	39.0 (102.2)	34.9 (94.8)	32.5 (90.5)	43.9 (111.0)

Average high °C (°F)	26.4 (79.5)	29.1 (84.4)	33.5 (92.3)	35.3 (95.5)	35.4 (95.7)	34.0 (93.2)	32.3 (90.1)	32.1 (89.8)	32.4 (90.3)	32.3 (90.1)	30.3 (86.5)	27.0 (80.6)	31.7 (89.1)

Daily mean °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	23.0 (73.4)	27.6 (81.7)	30.2 (86.4)	30.7 (87.3)	30.3 (86.5)	29.2 (84.6)	29.1 (84.4)	29.1 (84.4)	28.2 (82.8)	24.9 (76.8)	20.8 (69.4)	26.9 (80.4)

Average low °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	16.9 (62.4)	21.7 (71.1)	25.1 (77.2)	26.0 (78.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.1 (79.0)	26.1 (79.0)	25.8 (78.4)	23.9 (75.0)	19.6 (67.3)	14.5 (58.1)	22.2 (72.0)

Record low °C (°F)	6.7 (44.1)	7.2 (45.0)	10.0 (50.0)	16.1 (61.0)	17.9 (64.2)	20.4 (68.7)	20.6 (69.1)	22.6 (72.7)	20.6 (69.1)	17.2 (63.0)	10.6 (51.1)	7.2 (45.0)	6.7 (44.1)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	11 (0.4)	30 (1.2)	35 (1.4)	60 (2.4)	142 (5.6)	288 (11.3)	411 (16.2)	349 (13.7)	288 (11.3)	143 (5.6)	26 (1.0)	17 (0.7)	1,800 (70.9)

Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1.2	2.2	3.0	4.8	8.7	14.7	20.5	20.2	15.7	8.1	1.5	0.9	101.5

Average relative humidity (%)	66	58	58	66	70	77	83	83	81	73	67	68	71

Mean monthly sunshine hours	203.9	201.2	225.8	235.4	227.1	123.1	93.1	104.9	116.2	182.6	190.8	203.4	2,107.5

Source #1: NOAA

Source #2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)

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The highest recorded temperature in Kolkata is 43.9 °C (111.0 °F).

final_sentence: The highest recorded temperature in Kolkata is 43.9 °C (111.0 °F).