Gangtok temperature in february

  1. Gangtok weather in February 2024
  2. What clothes to carry in Darjeeling & Sikkim


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Gangtok weather in February 2024

The weather in Gangtok in February is very cold with temperatures between 3° C and 11° C, warm clothes are a must. You can expect about 3 to 8 days of rain in Gangtok during the month of February. It’s a good idea to bring along your umbrella so that you don’t get caught in poor weather. Our weather forecast can give you a great sense of what weather to expect in Gangtok in February 2024. If you’re planning to visit Gangtok in the near future, we highly recommend that you review the

What clothes to carry in Darjeeling & Sikkim

And even within in the same season, depending on the place of your travel within Darjeeling Hills and Sikkim, the temperature can change dramatically. For example places like Sandakphu which is part of Darjeeling and Nathula which is in Sikkim remain extremely cold throughout the year although the weather in Darjeeling town and Gangtok become quite pleasant in spring, summer and autumn. Full trousers or jeans are good to cover your legs. Take socks and shoes. Instead of bulky jackets, carry 2-3 layers of light woolens. For example, carry a full sleeve sweater and a wind cheater. Some times the wind chill can make it quite uncomfortably cold and then the wind cheater comes in very handy. Another very useful woolen to carry would be a shawl. Average high and low temperature varies between 13°C to 19°C. So like in summer you need to carry light woolens. However some time on a wet evening or morning, the temperature can drop and with the wind chill adding to the impact can make it quite cold. So it's a good idea to carry an additional wind cheater or a shawl. Also since it rains a lot, carry an umbrella or a rain coat. High/ low usually ranges between 10°C to 2.5°C. So as you can see, it really gets cold during winter, particularly in the month of January and February. But very seldom the temperature goes below zero degree Celsius. And therefore snowing is not common in Darjeeling town or Gangtok. For that you need to go to a high altitude place. During winter and early spring...