Siliguri weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Siliguri is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with November and December close behind. Siliguri averages about 2,057 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,057

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,775 mm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

516k

Elevation

125 m

When is the best time to visit Siliguri?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Siliguri is January, then November and December. The dullest month is May (38/100, 163 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Siliguri?

Siliguri gets a moderate 2,057 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate January (90) from May (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #109 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 1,775 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Biratnagar Nepal · 108 km · best in Jan · 2,215 h sun/yr
• Saidpur Bangladesh · 118 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
• Paro Bhutan · 135 km · best in Oct · 2,071 h sun/yr
• Kathmandu Nepal · 315 km · best in Mar · 2,569 h sun/yr
• Guwahati India · 331 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
• Patna India · 345 km · best in Nov · 2,417 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Bhadrapur Nepal · 28 km · 2,058 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Taplejung Nepal · 97 km · 2,080 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Tumling Tar Nepal · 133 km · 2,080 h sun/yr · best in Nov

Head-to-head

How Siliguri compares month by month: Siliguri vs Lhasa · Siliguri vs Biratnagar · Siliguri vs Saidpur · Siliguri vs Paro · all comparisons