Darjeeling vs Paro: which is better, month by month

Paro beats Darjeeling in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (87 vs 65) — while Darjeeling wins June to September; 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 vs Paro — all 12 months

MonthDarjeelingParoWinnerGap
January75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality84Acool, dry, muggy airParo9
February72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality82Acool, a little rain, muggy airParo10
March65Ccool, soaked, muggy air87Anice, rainy, muggy airParo22
April70Bnice, soaked, muggy air85Anice, rainy, muggy airParo15
May71Bnice, soaked, muggy air72Bwarm, soaked, muggy airTie1
June67Cnice, soaked, muggy air59Dwarm, soaked, clean airDarjeeling8
July64Cnice, soaked, clean air54Dhot, soaked, clean airDarjeeling10
August66Cnice, soaked, clean air56Dhot, soaked, clean airDarjeeling10
September66Cnice, soaked, muggy air60Cwarm, soaked, clean airDarjeeling6
October69Cnice, soaked, muggy air78Bnice, soaked, clean airParo9
November85Acool, a little rain, muggy air94Snice, dry, clean airParo9
December81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality90Scool, dry, clean airParo9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (65 vs 87). 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

Paro

🇧🇹 Bhutan · mild climate

Best month
November 94/100
Months won
7 of 12

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