Dārjiling Weather in December
Dārjiling in December
The short of it: Dārjiling in December averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & February
December in Dārjiling brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 6°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 6.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-December, 20 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 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 December. Jorethang, 10 km to the NE, is 7° warmer by day.
December in Dārjiling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 10 km NE | 23° | 13° | 7.0 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 11 km NNW | 22° | 11° | 6.0 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 13 km N | 23° | 12° | 7.0 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 17 km S | 20° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 18 km NNE | 21° | 11° | 6.0 mm |
| MirikWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 29 km N | 22° | 11° | 7.0 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 31 km ENE | 23° | 13° | 9.0 mm |