Shillong, India

There are 83 mountain destinations in our catalog, and Shillong's numbers hold their own: a 91/100 sun score at its March peak, when rain interrupts roughly 34% of days. For an outdoors-led escape in mountain country, the data is a good starting point.

The year runs from average lows of 6°C in January to highs of 24°C in August. Rain is most likely in August, when about 96% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in December (9%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers August.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 84 for spring, 66 for summer, 81 for autumn and 76 for winter — with typical afternoons of 22°, 24°, 22° and 17°C respectively. That makes spring the statistical sweet spot (season score 84), with autumn a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out.

Best months to visit Shillong

The best month on record is March — a 91/100 sun score, built on 37% cloud cover and 34% rain-day odds — followed by November and April. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–May and September–December all score 70 or better. Skip July if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 63/100.

For context: in March, Shillong is drier than 70% of the mountain destinations we track.

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As of the latest refresh, Shillong's next 15 days span 11°C to 24°C; 7 days look mostly sunny while none look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 95/100.