Dārjiling Weather in April
Dārjiling in April
The short of it: Dārjiling in April averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 14° · rain 113 mm · daylight 12 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
April in Dārjiling brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 14°, with about 113 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 22°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 46 min in mid-April, 50 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Dārjiling runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Jorethang, 10 km to the NE, is 7° warmer by day.
April in Dārjiling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 10 km NE | 29° | 21° | 157 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 11 km NNW | 27° | 19° | 118 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 13 km N | 29° | 20° | 140 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 17 km S | 26° | 18° | 96 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 18 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 122 mm |
| MirikWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 85 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 29 km N | 27° | 19° | 142 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 31 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 208 mm |