Best time to visit Bakkhali

India · South Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Bakkhali

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Beach and sea Feb–May, Nov–Dec · fair Jan, Jun, Oct

Go in Jan, Feb or Apr — these months score within a whisker of each other; 26C max, 1 rainy day. May is the next best.

Dry season: Nov–May, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

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Month by month

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	24°	1d	75%	9.9h	sweet spot	24C max, 1 rainy day
Feb	26°	1d	78%	10.5h	sweet spot	26C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	29°	2d	82%	10.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Apr	31°	2d	83%	11.3h	sweet spot	31C max, 2 rainy days
May	31°	5d	82%	10.6h	good	31C max, 5 rainy days
Jun	31°	15d	84%	8.5h	ok	31C max, 15 rainy days
Jul	30°	22d	85%	8.1h	avoid	monsoon: 22 rainy days, 450mm
Aug	30°	22d	86%	8.1h	avoid	monsoon: 22 rainy days, 489mm
Sep	30°	17d	85%	8.8h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 348mm
Oct	30°	11d	82%	9.3h	good	30C max, 11 rainy days
Nov	28°	2d	75%	9.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	25°	1d	73%	9.3h	goodbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the beach: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in March and December; quietest in February, April, May, August and September.

Then and now

Bakkhali's September days now average 29.8°C, 0.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 4 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	23.9°	25.8°	28.9°	30.5°	30.9°	30.5°	29.3°	29.3°	29.1°	29.2°	27.6°	24.7°
2017–26	24.1°	26.3°	28.9°	30.5°	31.0°	30.9°	30.0°	29.8°	29.8°	29.7°	28.3°	25.3°
Change	+0.2°	+0.5°	+0.0°	+0.0°	+0.0°	+0.4°	+0.6°	+0.6°	+0.7°	+0.6°	+0.7°	+0.6°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Kolkata (CCU), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Kolkata.

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Bakkhali is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.

Getting around Bakkhali

Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.

There are many electric rickshaws, locally known as Totos and indigenous mechanised cycle vans, available in Bakkhali which serves the purpose of sightseeing perfectly. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Bakkhali, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Bakkhali in pictures

Bakkhali Sea beach 2 — i

খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bakkhali Sea beach 1 — i

খাঁ শুভেন্দু, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Boats at the Edward Creek, Bakkhali, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal — i

Oindrilla Maity Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Bakkhali is like

Bakkhali (বকখালি Bokkhāli) is a seaside resort in the South Parganas district of West Bengal, India. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The walk over the beach from Bakkhali to Fraserganj is a pleasant experience. The electric rickshaws, locally known as Totos and indigenous mechanised cycle vans, are the popular transport available locally. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Most of the time would be spent in enjoying on the beach but some people look out for opportunities to do other things also. Get a massage at Bakkhali Beach (full body ₹45, head and shoulder ₹10). More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: The nearest airport is at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU IATA) in Kolkata. Bakkhali is around 147 km or a 4½-hour car ride from the airport. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Bakkhali, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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Bakkhali is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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