Darjeeling vs Gilgit: which is better, month by month

Gilgit beats Darjeeling in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (89 vs 71) — while Darjeeling wins November to February; they are within 3 points in July to August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Darjeeling vs Gilgit — all 12 months

MonthDarjeelingGilgitWinnerGap
January75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality49Ffreezing, rainy, reliable snowDarjeeling26
February72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality58Dfreezing, rainy, poor air qualityDarjeeling14
March65Ccool, soaked, muggy air69Ccold, rainy, reliable snowGilgit4
April70Bnice, soaked, muggy air77Bcool, rainy, poor air qualityGilgit7
May71Bnice, soaked, muggy air89Anice, rainy, reliable snowGilgit18
June67Cnice, soaked, muggy air78Bhot, rainyGilgit11
July64Cnice, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, rainyTie2
August66Cnice, soaked, clean air65Csweltering, rainyTie1
September66Cnice, soaked, muggy air80Ahot, rainyGilgit14
October69Cnice, soaked, muggy air87Anice, rainy, clean airGilgit18
November85Acool, a little rain, muggy air72Bcold, a little rain, clean airDarjeeling13
December81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality56Dfreezing, a little rain, reliable snowDarjeeling25

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (75 vs 49). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Darjeeling

🇮🇳 India · mild climate

Best month
November 85/100
Months won
4 of 12

Gilgit

🇵🇰 Pakistan · continental climate

Best month
May 89/100
Months won
6 of 12

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