Climate averages 1991–2020
Siliguri weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Siliguri: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.8 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jalpāiguri (37 km away). In December its highs average 24.2°C, 1.0°C warmer than Siliguri, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Siliguri ranks joint 505th of 692 for the warmest December highs and joint 381st of 692 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 692 cities is 25.6°C; Siliguri is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 21.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.8 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Siliguri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 19 | 4.4 | 10.711 h |
| February | 24.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 21 | 4.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 29.2°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 30 | 5.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 73 | 13.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 29.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 231 | 23.8 | 13.413 h |
| June | 29.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 616 | 28.1 | 13.814 h |
| July | 29.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 850 | 29.8 | 13.614 h |
| August | 29.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 576 | 28.7 | 13.113 h |
| September | 29.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 411 | 24.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 116 | 10.6 | 11.512 h |
| November | 26.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 8.8 | 2.0 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 23.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 8.8 | 2.7 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Jalpāiguri in DecemberIndia · 37 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Dārjiling in DecemberIndia · 39 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Gangtok in DecemberIndia · 71 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 5.9°C · 173 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in DecemberBangladesh · 76 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Kishanganj in DecemberIndia · 82 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Jaigaon in DecemberIndia · 95 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Koch Bihār in DecemberIndia · 110 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.4°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Arāria in DecemberIndia · 110 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 12.6°C · 5.6 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 Siliguri) is explained once on the Siliguri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.