Best time to visit Digha

India · South Asia

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

The year in Digha

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

Go in Jan, Feb or Nov — these months score within a whisker of each other; 28C max, 1 rainy day. Oct is the next best.

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

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Things to do in Digha

Shri Jagannath Temple The newly-built temple in New Digha, built in 2022-2025 to rival the Jagannath Dham in Puri.
Bhusandeswar Temple Hindu temple in India
Talasari Beach There is a river by the beach.
Moghalmari Archeological site in India
Raghunath temple Hindu temple at Alangiri, West Bengal
Mohanpur Jagannath temple Temple at Mohanpur, West Bengal

Tours and tickets in Digha

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Tripadvisor

Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Digha), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	25°	1d	72%	9.9h	sweet spot	25C max, 1 rainy day
Feb	28°	1d	73%	10.4h	sweet spot	28C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	31°	2d	78%	10.6h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Apr	33°	2d	78%	11.2h	ok	33C max, 2 rainy days
May	33°	6d	81%	10.5h	okbusy	busier than usual
Jun	32°	13d	82%	8.8h	okbusy	busier than usual
Jul	31°	21d	84%	8.0h	avoid	monsoon: 21 rainy days, 362mm
Aug	31°	22d	86%	7.9h	avoid	monsoon: 22 rainy days, 455mm
Sep	30°	18d	86%	8.4h	avoid	monsoon: 18 rainy days, 346mm
Oct	30°	10d	83%	9.2h	good	30C max, 10 rainy days
Nov	29°	1d	73%	9.6h	sweet spot	29C max, 1 rainy day
Dec	26°	2d	71%	9.2h	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 (New Digha): 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 May, June, July and December; quietest in February, September, October and November.

Then and now

Digha's August days now average 30.8°C, 0.4°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 1 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 1 clearly cooler.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	25.4°	27.6°	31.5°	33.7°	33.6°	32.4°	30.6°	30.3°	30.1°	30.0°	28.4°	25.9°
2017–26	25.5°	28.3°	30.9°	32.8°	32.5°	32.5°	30.9°	30.8°	30.5°	30.3°	28.8°	26.0°
Change	+0.1°	+0.7°	-0.5°	-0.9°	-1.1°	+0.1°	+0.4°	+0.4°	+0.4°	+0.3°	+0.4°	+0.1°

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.

Kolkata (CCU)	the drive is not measured yet
Durgapur (RDP)	the drive is not measured yet

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

How far Digha is, and what it costs, 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 Digha

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.

Auto-rickshaws are everywhere in Digha, replacing the older cycle rickshaws. They can be booked for touring around Digha and nearby places like Chandaneswar, Mandarmani, Shankarpur and Tajpur. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Digha, 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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Digha in pictures

Boats at Digha Beach — i

Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Digha Beach 2 — i

Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Digha Beach (4 September 2026) — i

Sbb1413, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

New Digha Beach 0221 — i

Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Digha is like

Digha (Bengali: দীঘা Dīghā, pronounced DEE-ghah) is one of the most popular seaside destinations in West Bengal. Once a small fishing hamlet, Digha has emerged as a weekend getaway with numerous hotels and eateries. People from Kolkata and sourrounding cities flock around the beaches during the holiday. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The main attraction of Digha is of course, the beaches in and around the town. Except Shankarpur and Talasari, all other beaches are easily accessible from the hotels in Old Digha and New Digha. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Digha Auditorum. Ratha Yatra (রথযাত্রা Rothojātrā, literally "Chariot Journey") is Digha's main religious festival. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: There are three bus stands in Digha: Digha Bus Stand. The main one. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Electric torches or emergency lamps can help in case of temporary power outages, which are frequent during the summer. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Digha, 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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Digha is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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