Siliguri in June
West Bengal, India
June monsoons make hill access unpredictable and flooding likely in this low-lying town
June monsoon hits the Chicken Neck hard. Siliguri floods regularly, and more critically, the roads to Darjeeling and Gangtok become landslide roulette. Check road status before every departure.
The June story
Check road conditions obsessively
Why June scores 4.0/10
Weather
Monsoon begins
Who should go
- ✓First-time travelers
- ✓Senior citizens
- ✓transit-travelers
Who should think twice
- ✗planners
- ✗families
All 12 Months
| Month | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0/10 | Winter — good transit weather |
| February | 8.0/10 | Pleasant transit weather |
| March | 8.0/10 | Spring — warming pleasantly |
| April | 6.0/10 | April warms the corridor but onward roads stay open. |
| May | 6.0/10 | May in Siliguri is hot, but that's the point — you're heading uphill. |
| Juneviewing | 4.0/10 | Monsoon begins |
| July | 4.0/10 | Peak monsoon |
| August | 4.0/10 | Peak monsoon |
| September | 6.0/10 | September starts reopening the hill roads. |
| October | 8.0/10 | Post-monsoon — excellent transit weather |
| November | 8.0/10 | November is peak traffic through the Chicken Neck. |
| December | 8.0/10 | December Siliguri is holiday season in the corridor. |
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