West Bengal · India
Santipur travel guide
Santipur is a city in West Bengal, India, home to about 152,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- CCU66 km · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
Things to do
What to see and do in Santipur
See
- Shyamchand Temple
Do
Santipur is famous for ras utsav and dol utsav which is thought to have begun by Mathuresh Goswami, the great-grandson of Advaita Acharya, one of the main associates of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Kali Puja is another festival that the people of this place pays a lot of dedication. Jagaddhatri Puja is also celebrated in Santipur.
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When to go
The best time to visit Santipur
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santipur are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; July is the wettest, with about 303 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 Santipur: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jessore Airport (JSR, 75 km) and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 128 km) are also within reach.
CCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
JSR · Jessore Airport
RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Questions
Santipur: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santipur?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santipur are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; July is the wettest, with about 303 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santipur?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jessore Airport (JSR, 75 km) and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 128 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santipur?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Santipur
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.