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

🇮🇳 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

Darjeeling vs Gorkha — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Gorkha	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	78Bcool, a little rain, poor air quality	Tie	3
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	85Acool, a little rain	Gorkha	13
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	92Snice, a little rain	Gorkha	27
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	86Awarm, a little rain	Gorkha	16
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	71Bwarm, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	0
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	58Dwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	9
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	54Dwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	10
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	56Dwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	10
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	60Cwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	6
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	81Anice, rainy	Gorkha	12
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	91Snice, dry	Gorkha	6
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	83Acool, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2

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.