Darjeeling weather in June

In June, Darjeeling sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 617 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Darjeeling's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darjeeling's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
617 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:46 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Darjeeling is City in West Bengal, India.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 24 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
11,712/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Darjeeling reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42619
52619
62619
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112620
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Darjeeling weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 347.310.55.8
Feb18° / 7112.5115.6
Mar22° / 11°13718.911.85.5
Apr24° / 14°22122.812.64.9
May25° / 17°3772913.33.9
Jun26° / 20°61729.413.73.5
Jul25° / 21°86430.613.53.4
Aug26° / 21°54829.7133.5
Sep25° / 19°41627.412.23.9
Oct24° / 15°16419.111.45.7
Nov21° / 11°357.710.77.2
Dec18° / 17410.37.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52179
61981
71882
81882
91684
101585
111486
121288
131189
141090
15991
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Darjeeling gets around 617 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
397
497
596
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996
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1898
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28100
29100
30100

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11137610
21117711
30107812
4097714
5087715
6077617
7067618
8057520
9047422
10037324
11037225
12027127
13027028
14016930
15016732
16016633
17016534
18006436
19006337
20006139
21006040
22005842
23005743
24005644
25005446
26005347
27005248
28005149
29005050
30004951

Wind in June

Winds average 3 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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303calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:476:22
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513.64:476:24
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2013.74:476:29
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2313.74:486:30
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2713.74:496:30
2813.74:496:31
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3013.74:496:31

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Darjeeling

In seasonPeak

In June, Darjeeling sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Darjeeling's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Darjeeling?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Darjeeling.

What to pack for Darjeeling in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Darjeeling sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Darjeeling in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Darjeeling peaks around July 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeModerateJul 14UV 13Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Darjeeling in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Darjeeling is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Darjeeling's WHO annual average of 24 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2138 µg/m³Jul 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Darjeeling?

Darjeeling sits at 27.0°N, 88.3°E, 2,127 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Ilām, 36 km away.

Topography around Darjeeling

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Darjeeling.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darjeeling has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,468 m around an average of 1,773 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,493 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,404 m.

The land around Darjeeling is covered by trees (90%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,468 m
16 km
2,493 m
80 km
8,404 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Ilām 36 km · Bhadrapur 57 km · Dhankutā 93 km · Dharān 101 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 107 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 111 km · Phuentsholing 113 km · Biratnagar 118 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Darjeeling (27.0333°, 88.2667°, elevation 2,127 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).