Annual mean 15°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind S
Warmest
22.3 °C
Coldest
10.4 °C
Wettest
67%
Windiest
2.2 m/s
Prevailing
S
1.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Gangtok over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. The rainy (wet) season in Gangtok runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 61% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Gangtok are highest in April, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Gangtok come in November, when the sky is typically 43% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 86%.
Month by month Gangtok climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
11°C
2°C
9°C
21%
50%
1.3 m/s
15
3
62
February
13°C
5°C
11°C
26%
57%
1.4 m/s
22
10
59
March
16°C
8°C
15°C
38%
58%
1.5 m/s
45
14
60
April
19°C
12°C
19°C
46%
65%
1.7 m/s
58
12
53
May
20°C
14°C
20°C
48%
72%
1.7 m/s
56
12
44
June
21°C
17°C
23°C
54%
80%
1.6 m/s
54
20
32
July
21°C
18°C
24°C
61%
86%
1.5 m/s
51
24
27
August
22°C
18°C
25°C
59%
82%
1.5 m/s
51
26
26
September
21°C
16°C
23°C
55%
79%
1.4 m/s
55
20
34
October
19°C
12°C
20°C
40%
61%
1.4 m/s
63
11
54
November
17°C
6°C
16°C
17%
43%
1.2 m/s
44
15
61
December
13°C
3°C
12°C
25%
46%
1.2 m/s
20
11
60
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Gangtok weather by season
Year round, Gangtok has days of about 11°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Gangtok weather in winterDecember to February
High 12°CLow 3°CRain 24%
Winter in Gangtok has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangtok weather in springMarch to May
High 18°CLow 11°CRain 44%
Spring in Gangtok has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangtok weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 18°CRain 58%
Summer in Gangtok has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Gangtok weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 37%
Autumn in Gangtok has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gangtok?
The rainy (wet) season in Gangtok runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 61% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Gangtok windiest?
Winds in Gangtok are highest in April, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Gangtok year round?
The average temperature in Gangtok over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.