Average weather in Kolkata, India

What's the best time to travel to Kolkata in India? Here are some facts:

The months January, February, November and December have a nice average temperature.
On average, the temperatures are always high.
A lot of rain (rainy season) falls in the months: May, June, July, August, September and October.
Kolkata has dry periods in January and December.
On average, the warmest month is May.
On average, the coolest month is January.
July is the wettest month.
January is the driest month.

For more specific information please take a look at the graphs shown below.

_{* Data from nearest weather station: Calcutta, India.}

Average minimum and maximum temperature over the year

The monthly mean minimum and maximum daily temperature. Show temperatures in Fahrenheit »

This is the mean monthly precipitation, including rain, snow, hail etc.

This is the monthly total of sunhours