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Best Time for Darjeeling and Gangtok by Reserved Road Transfer

Last updated: 2026-09-21

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Use the reviewed shoulder seasons and confirm current landslide, road, permit, transfer and public-access conditions.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	2.6°C	13.7°C	6 mm	10.5 h
February	4.6°C	16.4°C	12 mm	11.1 h
March	7.9°C	20.5°C	30 mm	11.8 h	❄
April	11.5°C	23.5°C	63 mm	12.6 h
May	14.2°C	24.5°C	136 mm	13.3 h
June	16.7°C	24.8°C	218 mm	13.7 h
July	17.3°C	23.4°C	383 mm	13.5 h
August	17.1°C	23.2°C	292 mm	13.0 h
September	15.8°C	22.1°C	220 mm	12.2 h
October	12.2°C	20.1°C	66 mm	11.3 h
November	8.2°C	17.2°C	4 mm	10.6 h
December	4.7°C	14.6°C	3 mm	10.3 h

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