Colombo vs Kolkata: which is better, month by month

Kolkata beats Colombo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (76 vs 45) — while Colombo wins June to September; they are within 3 points in April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Colombo vs Kolkata — all 12 months

MonthColomboKolkataWinnerGap
January70Bsweltering, rainy92Swarm, dry, poor air qualityKolkata22
February72Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality82Ahot, a little rain, poor air qualityKolkata10
March66Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality71Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityKolkata5
April60Csweltering, soaked, muggy air59Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityTie1
May43Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air52Dsweltering, rainy, muggy airKolkata9
June52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airColombo7
July59Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air37Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airColombo22
August56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air34Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airColombo22
September55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air41Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airColombo14
October47Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityKolkata9
November45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air76Bhot, a little rain, poor air qualityKolkata31
December64Csweltering, rainy, muggy air88Awarm, dry, poor air qualityKolkata24

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is November (45 vs 76). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month
February 72/100
Months won
4 of 12

Kolkata

🇮🇳 India · tropical climate

Best month
January 92/100
Months won
7 of 12

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