West Bengal · India
Serampore travel guide
Serampore is a city in West Bengal, India, home to about 182,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- CCU15 km · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
About
About Serampore
Serampore was a former colony under the Danish Empire under the name Frederiksnagore. The town is deeply associated with the Serampore Trio (William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward), the three English missionaries who had made significant contributions to Bengali literature. In 1755, the Danish East India Company dispatched a representative from its Tranquebar office to secure a decree from Nawab Alivardi Khan, permitting them to conduct business in Bengal.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Serampore
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Serampore are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; July is the wettest, with about 314 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 Serampore: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jessore Airport (JSR, 97 km) and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 148 km) are also within reach.
CCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
JSR · Jessore Airport
RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Questions
Serampore: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Serampore?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Serampore are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; July is the wettest, with about 314 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Serampore?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jessore Airport (JSR, 97 km) and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP, 148 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Serampore?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Serampore
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.