Best Season : Mid February to late May and then October to December.

Clothing : Summer : Light Woollens. Winter : Heavy Woollens.

Language Spoken : Bhutia, Nepali, Lepcha, Tibetan, English and Hindi.

Area : 7300 sq. Kms.

Population : 4,50,000

Climate: Summer: Max: 23.3’C Min.: 22.28’

Winter: Max: 12.5’C Min.: 0.48’

Transport: For sight-seeing of Gangtok and its surrounding the Department of Tourism provides conducted tours. Local taxis are also easily available.