When to go · Pelling
Pelling in October
Great month. Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Pelling in this guide.
Weather in October
- PellingHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 6 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Durga Puja and Dussehra big impact
~17–21 Oct 2026 (check) · India
Kolkata's pandals draw millions; trains to the east sell out; effigies burnt across the north on Dussehra.
Diwali big impact
~8 Nov 2026; ~29 Oct 2027 (check) · India
Biggest travel week of the year: trains and flights full, fireworks for days, smog spikes in the north.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · India overall
- Medium
- Prices · India overall
- Medium
India overall: Post-monsoon clarity in the north and hills; Durga Puja and Dussehra; the south-east coast turns wet.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Pelling, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
Oct: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Mar: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 6 (better)
Mar: 8
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Mar: 1
October: Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
March: Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Pelling: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings