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The climate of West Bengal is varied, with tropical savannahs in the southern portions of the state, to humid subtropical areas in the north. Temperatures vary widely, and there are five distinct seasons. The area is vulnerable to heavy rainfall, monsoons, and cyclones. There are some mountains in the area which are generally cold all year ...
Climate of Kolkata. Kolkata has a Tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). The annual mean temperature is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F); monthly mean temperatures range from 15 to 30 °C (59 to 86 °F). [1] Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the low 30's and during dry spells the maximum temperatures often exceed 40 °C ...
Kolkata. / 22.56750°N 88.37000°E / 22.56750; 88.37000. Kolkata, [a] formerly known as Calcutta [b] ( its official name until 2001 ), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.
Districts of West Bengal. West Bengal is on the eastern neck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 85 degree 50 minutes and 89 degree 50 minutes east longitude, and 21 degrees 25 minutes and 27 degrees 13 minutes north latitude. [1]
2370 [1] The Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-west of Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one ...
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Temperature varies from 0 to 46 °C (32.0 to 114.8 °F). High temperatures of around 50 °C or 122 °F have been recorded in Gonda district . [1] Such a wide range of temperature fluctuations in most parts of the state can lead to either cold waves or heat waves both resulting in substantial loss of life and economy.
The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects ...