Darjeeling vs Leh: which is better, month by month

Darjeeling beats Leh in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (75 vs 37) — while Leh wins June to October; they are within 3 points in May.

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: 6 of 12

Leh

🇮🇳 India · arid climate

Best month: August 93/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Darjeeling vs Leh — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Leh	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	37Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Darjeeling	38
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	42Ffreezing, dry, reliable snow	Darjeeling	30
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	52Dfreezing, dry, reliable snow	Darjeeling	13
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	63Ccold, a little rain, poor air quality	Darjeeling	7
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	74Bcold, a little rain, poor air quality	Tie	3
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	83Acool, a little rain, reliable snow	Leh	16
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	89Anice, a little rain	Leh	25
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	93Snice, a little rain	Leh	27
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	91Scool, a little rain	Leh	25
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	77Bcold, dry, clean air	Leh	8
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	57Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Darjeeling	28
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	44Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Darjeeling	37

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (75 vs 37). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.