Gangtok monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gangtok

Gangtok average temperature chart (Celsius) Gangtok average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gangtok (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.9 17.5 22.1 24.1 24.7 25.7 25.4 25.8 25.2 24.5 21.5 18
°F 60.7 63.6 71.8 75.4 76.5 78.2 77.7 78.4 77.4 76.1 70.7 64.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gangtok monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gangtok monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gangtok (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 16 19 47 99 217 566 825 619 438 116 14 8
inches 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.9 8.6 22.3 32.5 24.4 17.3 4.6 0.6 0.3
Rainy days 1 1 2 5 9 15 18 15 11 3 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Gangtok: 3099.833mm (1220.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gangtok

Gangtok average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gangtok
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.6 7.4 7.9 8.5 7.1 5.8 4.3 4.6 5 7.2 7.6 7.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gangtok average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gangtok average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gangtok (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 5.2 7 10.8 14.3 16.5 18.6 19.1 19.1 17.8 15.1 10.5 6.9
Max °C 16.2 17.8 22.4 24.4 25 25.9 25.6 26 25.4 24.8 21.8 18.3
Min °F 41.4 44.6 51.4 57.7 61.6 65.4 66.3 66.3 64 59.1 50.8 44.4
Max °F 51.3 54.3 61.9 66.7 69.3 72 72.1 72.5 70.9 67.8 61 54.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gangtok average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gangtok average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gangtok in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.7 19.8 21.3 23.1 24.7 25.8 26.1 25.7 25.6 25 23.3 21.1
°F 67.5 67.7 70.3 73.6 76.5 78.5 79 78.2 78.2 77 74 70.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gangtok average winspeed by month (km/h) Gangtok average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gangtok (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
mph 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gangtok relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gangtok
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 75% 64% 69% 80% 86% 88% 88% 87% 82% 76% 76%

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Gangtok weather stats

Gangtok weather statistics
Hottest month: August 25.8°C 78.4°F
Driest month: December 8mm 0.3ins
Sunniest month: January 7.6hrs
Coldest month: January 15.9°C 60.6°F
Wettest month: July 825mm 32.5ins
Warmest sea: July 26.1°C 79°F
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