West Bengal · India
Ranaghat travel guide
Ranaghat is a city in West Bengal, India, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- JSR59 km · Jessore Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
When to go
The best time to visit Ranaghat
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ranaghat are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; July is the wettest, with about 296 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 Ranaghat: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jessore Airport (JSR), about 59 km from the city centre in a straight line; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU, 60 km) and Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH, 140 km) are also within reach.
JSR · Jessore Airport
CCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
RJH · Shah Makhdum Airport
Questions
Ranaghat: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ranaghat?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ranaghat are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; July is the wettest, with about 296 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ranaghat?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jessore Airport (JSR), about 59 km from the city centre in a straight line; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU, 60 km) and Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH, 140 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ranaghat?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Ranaghat
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.