Darjeeling
India
A misty colonial-era hill station draped in steep tea plantations with sweeping views of the third-highest mountain on Earth.
Warmest month is August at 28°C on average. Coolest is January at 17°C. Driest reading falls in December with 3 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline₹83 (~$1.00)Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- ₹100 (~$1.50)Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology10h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,903 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.Advises against travel to Jammu and Kashmir (except Ladakh) and the immediate India-Pakistan border area. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 9°C | 9 |
| February | 19° | 9°C | 16 |
| March | 23° | 10°C | 20 |
| April | 25° | 7°C | 23 |
| May | 26° | 7°C | 27 |
| June | 27° | 8°C | 29 |
| July | 27° | 7°C | 29 |
| August | 28° | 9°C | 29 |
| September | 27° | 8°C | 28 |
| October | 26° | 8°C | 19 |
| November | 22° | 5°C | 6 |
| December | 19° | 6°C | 3 |
What to do
- Ride the historic narrow-gauge Himalayan Railway toy train
- Watch the sunrise over Mount Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill
- Sip single-estate brews directly at a local tea garden
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.