Kolkata (India) vs Macau (Macao): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Kolkata 2013–2023 · Macau 2013–2023

Across the 12 monthly averages, Kolkata (India) is warmer in 10 months and Macau (Macao) in 2; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Kolkata
May · 30.07 °C
Macau
July · 28.58 °C

Coolest month

Kolkata
January · 18.85 °C
Macau
January · 16.23 °C

Driest month

Kolkata
January · 0.36 mm/day
Macau
December · 1.11 mm/day

Sunniest month

Kolkata
April · 10.90 hours/day
Macau
July · 10.23 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.10 °C (August); the largest is 6.76 °C (April).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 11.22 °C in Kolkata (India) and 12.35 °C in Macau (Macao). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Kolkata (India) has a higher daily rainfall average in 3 months and Macau (Macao) in 9; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Kolkata (India) has more average sunshine hours per day in 7 months and Macau (Macao) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Macau (Macao) minus Kolkata (India)

Temperature °C

Month Kolkata Macau +/-
Jan 18.85 16.23 −2.62
Feb 22.44 17.03 −5.40
Mar 26.78 20.26 −6.52
Apr 29.69 22.93 −6.76
May 30.07 26.22 −3.86
Jun 29.49 28.22 −1.26
Jul 28.35 28.58 +0.23
Aug 28.15 28.26 +0.10
Sep 27.91 27.61 −0.30
Oct 26.72 24.96 −1.75
Nov 23.56 21.95 −1.61
Dec 20.00 16.81 −3.19
Annual mean 26.00 23.26 −2.74

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Kolkata Macau +/-
Jan 9.41 7.59 −1.82
Feb 9.92 7.37 −2.55
Mar 10.48 7.35 −3.13
Apr 10.90 8.15 −2.74
May 10.31 8.51 −1.80
Jun 8.42 9.33 +0.91
Jul 7.71 10.23 +2.51
Aug 7.73 8.51 +0.79
Sep 7.80 9.15 +1.35
Oct 8.60 8.65 +0.06
Nov 9.55 7.93 −1.63
Dec 9.18 7.27 −1.91
Annual mean 9.17 8.34 −0.83

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Kolkata Macau +/-
Jan 0.36 1.15 +0.79
Feb 0.85 1.64 +0.79
Mar 0.99 3.13 +2.14
Apr 2.51 3.85 +1.35
May 3.96 7.71 +3.75
Jun 8.32 9.62 +1.30
Jul 12.15 8.47 −3.68
Aug 11.66 12.92 +1.25
Sep 9.19 8.80 −0.39
Oct 5.81 5.43 −0.39
Nov 1.01 1.64 +0.63
Dec 0.90 1.11 +0.22
Annual mean 4.81 5.46 +0.65

Snow (mm)

Month Kolkata Macau +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00