The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gangtok
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°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.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gangtok
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°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 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
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.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78% | 75% | 64% | 69% | 80% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 82% | 76% | 76% |
Hottest month: | August | 25.8°C 78.4°F |
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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 |