Best time to visit Dārjiling

March is the best month in Dārjiling, scoring 88 out of 100, with September the weakest at 62. The 26-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

May is the warmest month at 22.3 °C and January the coolest at 12.5 °C — a 9.8 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month. 7 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. June to September carry the rain — up to 30 wet days in a month — while January, February, March, November and December drop as low as 1. That 29-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Dārjiling, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10.5 hours in winter to 13.8 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are March, November, February. The one to think twice about is September. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Dārjiling month by month