Darjeeling vs Thimphu: which is better, month by month

Thimphu beats Darjeeling in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (84 vs 70) — while Darjeeling wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May, September 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: 3 of 12

Thimphu

🇧🇹 Bhutan · mild climate

Best month: November 89/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Darjeeling vs Thimphu — all 12 months

Month	Darjeeling	Thimphu	Winner	Gap
January	75Bcold, rainy, poor air quality	79Bcold, a little rain, muggy air	Thimphu	4
February	72Bcold, soaked, poor air quality	77Bcool, rainy, muggy air	Thimphu	5
March	65Ccool, soaked, muggy air	78Bnice, soaked, muggy air	Thimphu	13
April	70Bnice, soaked, muggy air	84Anice, soaked, muggy air	Thimphu	14
May	71Bnice, soaked, muggy air	74Bnice, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3
June	67Cnice, soaked, muggy air	62Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	5
July	64Cnice, soaked, clean air	58Dwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	6
August	66Cnice, soaked, clean air	60Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Darjeeling	6
September	66Cnice, soaked, muggy air	65Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Tie	1
October	69Cnice, soaked, muggy air	83Anice, soaked, clean air	Thimphu	14
November	85Acool, a little rain, muggy air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Thimphu	4
December	81Acool, a little rain, poor air quality	82Acool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (70 vs 84). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.