When to go · Pelling
Pelling in October
Great month. Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C66°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Pelling
Inside Pelling's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Weather in October
- PellingHighs around 19 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 6 daysHighs around 66 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 6 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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings