When to go · Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar in October
Great month. Inside Cooch Behar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Cooch Behar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Cooch Behar in this guide.
Weather in October
- Cooch BeharHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 8 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 Cooch Behar, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Oct: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 8
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Jan: 1
October: Inside Cooch Behar's best window: Oct–Mar.
January: Inside Cooch Behar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Cooch Behar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen