Lachen
in North District of Sikkim, India

How to get there and get around
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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
27.730 and 88.550 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 27° 43' 49" and E 88° 32' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rupee - INR
Spoken languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:32 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:05 am and 4:40 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for India in Southern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Lachen

Lachen in North District (Sikkim) is a city in India about 692 mi (or 1,114 km) east of New Delhi, the country's capital.

Local time in Lachen is now 02:32 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Lachen. The closest is airport we know is Paro Airport in Bhutan in a distance of 58 mi (or 94 km). The closest airport in India is Bagdogra Airport in a distance of 74 mi (or 94 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal at a distance of 101 mi (or 163 km).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gangtok, Xarsingma, Gangba, Kambaxoi and Pagri. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 49% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

18°C (64 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

19°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

20°C (68 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Gurudongmar Lake,Land slide bridge, bike crossing

Published: July 21, 2012
Length: 15:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: isaakadams

Crossing the Broken Bridge near Chungthang in north Sikkim. Badly damaged bridge had to cross the river while riding the night before. Water too cold too put your foot in BUT we put our foot down.


Rumtek Monastery - Sikkim, India

Published: December 11, 2010
Length: 27:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWa

http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00be-80ae-45d5?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Rumtek Monastery Sikkim Dharma Chakra Centre consists...


On the Way to Lachen, Gurudongmar Lake, Sikkim, Gangtok

Published: April 10, 2014
Length: 50:33 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Soumya Roy

On the way to Lachen town. From Lachen we headed towards Gurudongmar Lake. The 2nd highest lake in India.


North Sikkim......

Published: May 24, 2018
Length: 00:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Prajwal KG

The landscape is mountainous with dense vegetation all the way up to the alpine altitude before thinning out to desert scrub towards the northern tundra.


Gangtok to Lachen

Published: October 07, 2018
Length: 41:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Shankha Roy

Pride of Chungthang.


Sikkim Trip Experience : Lachen to Gurudongmar Lake - Part:3

Published: November 12, 2018
Length: 32:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Samai Vashistha


North sikkim adventures journey, must watch

Published: June 05, 2018
Length: 48:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SHOYEB KHAN

Sikkim tour.


LACHEN TO GANGTOK||GODLY EXPERIENCE||JAWCRACKING MOUNTAIN VIEWS

Published: December 01, 2018
Length: 02:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: saurav G

Hello friends I hope you have enjoyed my Sikkim vlogs ,i edited,uploaded all my videos on the go,and quite used to it,so I am glad that you are really ...


[Part - 4] Kolkata to Sikkim | Lachung to Lachen | Immense Rain !

Published: May 28, 2017
Length: 21:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gear Blade

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GearBLADE26 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gearblade26 Hey everyone, This is the recent Bike trip that me and ...


LACHEN "The Big Pass of Sikkim".

Published: March 07, 2018
Length: 57:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sujoy Guha

LACHEN "The Big Pass of Sikkim". This small town en route to Gurudongmar Lake is a picturesque place surrounded by Mountains and Lachen River.The place ...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lachen