West Bengal · India
Medinipur travel guide
Medinipur is a city in West Bengal, India, home to about 169,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- CCU117 km · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
Where to stay
Hotels in Medinipur
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capital O 42660 Hotel Greenland Towers OYO Rooms | 6.7 km | |
| OYO Flagship 85433 Hotel Oasis OYO Rooms | 2.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Medinipur
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Medinipur are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 351 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Medinipur: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 133 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
The nearest commercial airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) in Kolkata.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
CCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Medinipur
Eat
Tea-shops and paan-stalls abound and there is a high concentration of sweet shops. Here you can find one of the very notable sweets in Bengal – 'Khirayer Gogjaa'.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Questions
Medinipur: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Medinipur?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Medinipur are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 351 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Medinipur?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 133 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Medinipur?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Medinipur
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.