Darjeeling vs Gangtok: which is better, month by month

Darjeeling beats Gangtok in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (75 vs 62) — while Gangtok wins April; they are within 3 points in March, October and November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Darjeeling

🇮🇳 India · mild climate

Best month: November 85/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Gangtok

🇮🇳 India · mild climate

Best month: November 82/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Darjeeling vs Gangtok — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Gangtok	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	62Ccool, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	13
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	59Dcool, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	13
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	64Cnice, soaked, muggy air	Tie	1
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	76Bnice, soaked, muggy air	Gangtok	6
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	4
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	61Cwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	6
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	55Dwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	9
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	58Dwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	8
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	60Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	6
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	72Bnice, soaked, clean air	Tie	3
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	82Anice, rainy, muggy air	Tie	3
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	74Bcool, rainy, muggy air	Darjeeling	7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (75 vs 62). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.