Dārjiling Weather in August
Dārjiling in August
The short of it: Dārjiling in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 638 mm (25.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 5 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 25° · low 18° · rain 638 mm · daylight 13 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Dārjiling an average August high of 25°, a low of 18° and some 638 mm of rain. The height of summer in Dārjiling, with afternoons near 25°. Wet spells are common — about 638 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 5 min in mid-August, 36 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Dārjiling runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Jorethang, 10 km to the NE, is 6° warmer by day.
August in Dārjiling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 140 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 10 km NE | 31° | 24° | 703 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 11 km NNW | 29° | 23° | 579 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 13 km N | 30° | 24° | 636 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 17 km S | 28° | 22° | 742 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 18 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 632 mm |
| MirikWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 28° | 21° | 704 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 29 km N | 29° | 23° | 569 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 31 km ENE | 30° | 24° | 825 mm |