Climate averages 1991–2020
Dārjiling weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Dārjiling: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 164 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siliguri (39 km away). In October its highs average 28.4°C, 10.3°C warmer than Dārjiling, with 116 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Dārjiling ranks joint 691st of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 603rd of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Dārjiling is 12.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 15.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 164 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dārjiling climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 33 | 7.1 | 10.611 h |
| February | 12.5°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 71 | 12.6 | 11.211 h |
| March | 16.0°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 137 | 18.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 18.6°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 222 | 22.8 | 12.813 h |
| May | 19.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 377 | 29.0 | 13.513 h |
| June | 20.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 618 | 29.4 | 13.814 h |
| July | 20.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 864 | 30.6 | 13.714 h |
| August | 20.4°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 548 | 29.7 | 13.113 h |
| September | 19.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 416 | 27.3 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 18.1°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 164 | 19.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 15.1°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 35 | 7.8 | 10.811 h |
| December | 12.4°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 17 | 3.9 | 10.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Siliguri in OctoberIndia · 39 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 19.8°C · 116 mm rain
- Gangtok in OctoberIndia · 47 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 216 mm rain
- Jalpāiguri in OctoberIndia · 74 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 145 mm rain
- Dharān in OctoberNepal · 101 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Kishanganj in OctoberIndia · 108 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 104 mm rain
- Jaigaon in OctoberIndia · 112 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in OctoberBangladesh · 113 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 116 mm rain
- Biratnagar in OctoberNepal · 118 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 77 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dārjiling) is explained once on the Dārjiling year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.