Dārjiling Weather in September
Dārjiling in September
The short of it: Dārjiling in September averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 442 mm (17.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 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 24° · low 17° · rain 442 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
September in Dārjiling brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 17°, with about 442 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 24°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 442 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-September, 49 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 September 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 September. Jorethang, 10 km to the NE, is 6° warmer by day.
September in Dārjiling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 1° colder, 196 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 10 km NE | 30° | 23° | 530 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 11 km NNW | 28° | 22° | 426 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 13 km N | 29° | 23° | 471 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 17 km S | 27° | 21° | 545 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 18 km NNE | 28° | 21° | 463 mm |
| MirikWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 27° | 21° | 513 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 29 km N | 28° | 21° | 416 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 31 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 610 mm |