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Siliguri
Siliguri Town railway station
Siliguri Town railway station
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Siliguri Junction railway station
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
Sukna railway station
Sukna railway station
West Bengal, India

Siliguri

Siliguri is a city in West Bengal, India. It has a population of about 294,546 (2011). The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced humid subtropical (Köppen Cwa), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.

Now20°C
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Population294,546
Local time06:44
26.71° N, 88.43° EElevation 124 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
The year in Siliguriweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec62October
October: high / low29° / 20°
Rain this month122mm
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec

Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Siliguri at a glance

Best time to visitJan–Feb · Dec

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month32°C

Average high in April

Coolest month12°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJuly

872 mm of rain

Driest monthDecember

5 mm of rain

Monuments nearby4+

within 11 km

How Siliguri has grown

People living in the built-up area (124 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.

+101%288k in 1975 → 580k in 2025
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Weather in Siliguri

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast
20°C

Sunny · wind 1 km/h · humidity 87%

Today hour by hour
Today24 Oct30°19°
Sun25 Oct31°19°
Mon26 Oct32°19°
Tue27 Oct32°18°
Wed28 Oct33°19°
Thu29 Oct28°21°1 mm
Fri30 Oct21°20°81.5 mm
Sat31 Oct23°21°99.6 mm
Sun1 Nov28°20°

When to go to Siliguri

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score979462384337313040629098
High22°25°30°32°31°30°29°30°29°29°27°24°
Low12°13°17°20°23°24°25°25°24°20°16°13°
Rain (mm)13163499249589872624479122135
Wet days1371522263029241011

What's on in Siliguri

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Monuments and museums in Siliguri

All monuments

Outdoors around Siliguri

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Savin KingdomTheme parks
2.9 km
Dreamland Amusement ParkTheme parks
7.6 km

Nature around Siliguri

Nature in India

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of India seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

The sky over Siliguri

Eclipses and meteor showers

Earthquakes around Siliguri

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Strongest nearby since 1950

6.9Lachen 39 km ←2011 · 117 km
6.1Gangtok 16 km ↗1980 · 83 km
5.9Yuksom 38 km ←1965 · 95 km
5.5Ha 15 km ↓2003 · 109 km

Universities and research institutes

North Bengal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1962
Surya Sen MahavidyalayaUniversity or college · founded 1998
Gyan Jyoti CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010

Towns and villages around Siliguri

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Siliguri from above

Getting to Siliguri

Bagdogra AirportIXB
10 km
Taplejung AirportTPJ
102 km
Saidpur AirportSPD
116 km
Siliguri TownRailway station
0.6 km
Siliguri JunctionRailway station
2.1 km
New Jalpaiguri JunctionRailway station
3.3 km

Places near Siliguri

Places with a climate like Siliguri

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Siliguri?
Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Siliguri.
What is the hottest month in Siliguri?
April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 20°C.
What is the coldest month in Siliguri?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 22°C and lows of 12°C.
What is the rainiest month in Siliguri?
July is the wettest month with about 872 mm of precipitation on 30 wet days.