Darjeeling vs Gorkha: which is better, month by month

Gorkha beats Darjeeling in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (92 vs 65) — while Darjeeling wins June to September; they are within 3 points in January, May and December.

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 Gorkha — all 12 months

MonthDarjeelingGorkhaWinnerGap
January75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality78Bcool, a little rain, poor air qualityTie3
February72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality85Acool, a little rainGorkha13
March65Ccool, soaked, muggy air92Snice, a little rainGorkha27
April70Bnice, soaked, muggy air86Awarm, a little rainGorkha16
May71Bnice, soaked, muggy air71Bwarm, soaked, poor air qualityTie0
June67Cnice, soaked, muggy air58Dwarm, soaked, muggy airDarjeeling9
July64Cnice, soaked, clean air54Dwarm, soaked, muggy airDarjeeling10
August66Cnice, soaked, clean air56Dwarm, soaked, muggy airDarjeeling10
September66Cnice, soaked, muggy air60Cwarm, soaked, muggy airDarjeeling6
October69Cnice, soaked, muggy air81Anice, rainyGorkha12
November85Acool, a little rain, muggy air91Snice, dryGorkha6
December81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality83Acool, dry, poor air qualityTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (65 vs 92). 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

Gorkha

🇳🇵 Nepal · mild climate

Best month
March 92/100
Months won
5 of 12

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