Darjeeling vs Manali: which is better, month by month

Darjeeling beats Manali in 10 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (71 vs 31) — and they are within 3 points in January to February.

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: 10 of 12

Manali

🇮🇳 India · tropical climate

Best month: January 75/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Darjeeling vs Manali — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Manali	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	75Bhot, dry, muggy air	Tie	0
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	70Bsweltering, dry	Tie	2
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	56Dsweltering, dry	Darjeeling	9
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	41Fsweltering, dry	Darjeeling	29
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	31Fsweltering, a little rain	Darjeeling	40
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	33Fsweltering, a little rain	Darjeeling	34
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	39Fsweltering, rainy	Darjeeling	25
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	42Fsweltering, rainy	Darjeeling	24
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	46Fsweltering, rainy	Darjeeling	20
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	20
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	34
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	64Chot, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	17

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (71 vs 31). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.