| Dooars
Weather
 The
climate of Dooars plains in Jalpaiguri district is more or less
similar to that of the remaining districts of North Bengal.
But owing to its proximity to the hills, it has a longer winter
and heavier rainfall.
Winter: The cold season starts by the
first week of November and continues upto the end of February.
January is the coldest month with the mean daily minimum temperature
at 10.7 Celsius (51.3 Fahrenheit) and the mean daily maximum
temperature at 23.6 Degree Celsius (74.5 Degree Fahrenheit).
Because of cold spell from Himalayas in the north the night
temperature may drop to couple of degree above freezing point
in January.
 Summer:
Temperature starts rising by March, which continues till October
end being June and July the hottest months. But temperature
never rises to the unbearable limit because of its location
advantage. The mean daily maximum temperature in these months
is 31.6 Degree Celsius (82.9 Degree Fahrenheit) and the mean
daily minimum temperature is 21.3 Degree Celsius (70.3 Degree
Fahrenheit). With the withdrawal of south-west monsoon in September
the temperature decreases and weather gradually becomes cooler.
Monsoon: The rainy season in the area
starts in the month of July with the arrival of south-west monsoon.
The region receives a record rainfall during July-August. The
average annual rainfall in the region is 3925 mm. There are
110 rainy days in Dooars region. The highest rainfall recorded
in the region was 900mm in 1998 in Buxa.
The best weather prevails in Dooars plains
from October to June, when the sky remains clear and the weather
is bright and sunny. |
