Shillong weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇳 India · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Shillong is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with November and February close behind. Shillong averages about 2,017 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,017
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 3,043 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 376k
- Elevation
- 887 m
When is the best time to visit Shillong?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shillong is December, then November and February. The dullest month is April (63/100, 318 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shillong?
Shillong gets a moderate 2,017 hours of sunshine a year. December (88/100) is noticeably better than April (63). It ranks #110 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 53% of the annual 3,043 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 9 mm | 4 |
| February | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 29 mm | 6 |
| March | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 82 mm | 7 |
| April | 63 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 318 mm | 7 |
| May | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 419 mm | 7 |
| June | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 574 mm | 6 |
| July | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 586 mm | 7 |
| August | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 446 mm | 7 |
| September | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 355 mm | 7 |
| October | 63 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 192 mm | 7 |
| November | 87 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 18 mm | 6 |
| December | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 15 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Guwahati India · 60 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 83 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 220 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Dhaka Bangladesh · 261 km · best in Jan · 2,130 h sun/yr
- Saidpur Bangladesh · 308 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
- Paro Bhutan · 317 km · best in Oct · 2,071 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Silchar India · 134 km · 2,280 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Yongphulla Bhutan · 179 km · 1,907 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dimapur India · 181 km · 2,161 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Agartala India · 215 km · 2,352 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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