Darjeeling vs Nainital: which is better, month by month

Nainital beats Darjeeling in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (93 vs 70) — while Darjeeling wins January, August and December; they are within 3 points in July, September and November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. 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: 3 of 12

Nainital

🇮🇳 India · mild climate

Best month: April 93/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Darjeeling vs Nainital — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Nainital	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	71Bcool, a little rain, poor air quality	Darjeeling	4
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	78Bcool, a little rain	Nainital	6
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	87Anice, a little rain	Nainital	22
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	93Swarm, a little rain	Nainital	23
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	87Awarm, rainy, poor air quality	Nainital	16
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	74Bwarm, soaked	Nainital	7
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	61Cwarm, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	60Cwarm, soaked, muggy air	Darjeeling	6
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	69Cwarm, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	85Anice, rainy	Nainital	16
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	84Anice, dry, poor air quality	Tie	1
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	77Bcool, dry	Darjeeling	4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (70 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.