When to go · Shillong
Shillong in October
Great month. Inside Shillong's best window: Sep–Nov and Mar–May; the monsoon (Jun–Aug) fills the waterfalls but soaks everything.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Shillong's best window: Sep–Nov and Mar–May; the monsoon (Jun–Aug) fills the waterfalls but soaks everything.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Shillong in this guide.
Weather in October
- ShillongHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 9 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 Shillong, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Oct: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9
Mar: 5 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Mar: 1
October: Inside Shillong's best window: Sep–Nov and Mar–May; the monsoon (Jun–Aug) fills the waterfalls but soaks everything.
March: Inside Shillong's best window: Sep–Nov and Mar–May; the monsoon (Jun–Aug) fills the waterfalls but soaks everything.
Shillong: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.