When to go · Lachung
Lachung in October
Great month. Inside Lachung's best window: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Lachung's best window: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Lachung in this guide.
Weather in October
- LachungHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °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 Lachung, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Feb: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Night low
Oct: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Feb: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9 (better)
Feb: 10
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Feb: 0
October: Inside Lachung's best window: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
February: Inside Lachung's best window: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
Lachung: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings