Climate averages 1991–2020
Gangtok weather
in July.
A mild, very wet month: the 3rd warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Gangtok: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 16.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1,126 mm of rain on roughly 31 days, which makes July a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dārjiling (47 km away). In July its highs average 20.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Gangtok, with 864 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Gangtok ranks 690th of 692 for the warmest July highs and 692nd of 692 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 692 cities is 31.0°C; Gangtok is 10.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1,126 mm to 908 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Gangtok climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 253 | 25.6 | 10.611 h |
| February | 12.3°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 269 | 24.7 | 11.211 h |
| March | 16.1°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 252 | 26.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 18.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 211 | 24.6 | 12.813 h |
| May | 20.2°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 283 | 29.4 | 13.513 h |
| June | 21.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 605 | 29.5 | 13.814 h |
| July, selected | 21.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1,126 | 31.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 21.2°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 908 | 30.8 | 13.113 h |
| September | 20.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 508 | 28.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 18.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 216 | 23.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 15.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 181 | 21.0 | 10.811 h |
| December | 12.4°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 173 | 22.8 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Dārjiling in JulyIndia · 47 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 16.0°C · 864 mm rain
- Siliguri in JulyIndia · 71 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 850 mm rain
- Jalpāiguri in JulyIndia · 91 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 25.0°C · 827 mm rain
- Jaigaon in JulyIndia · 92 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 1,020 mm rain
- Thimphu in JulyBhutan · 103 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 484 mm rain
- Koch Bihār in JulyIndia · 139 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 25.5°C · 690 mm rain
- Dharān in JulyNepal · 144 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 480 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in JulyBangladesh · 145 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 428 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 Gangtok) is explained once on the Gangtok year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.