Our verdict
The best time to visit India is October-November
In summer, temperatures can reach as high 46℃ (115℉) in the middle of the day in New Delhi. The coldest it usually gets in winter-time in New Delhi is around 6℃ (43℉). Temperatures can often differ in other locations in India, so be sure to continue reading if you plan on visiting elsewhere.
If you’re keen to work on your tan in India, you’re most likely to get the longest days between sun-up and sun-down around May. The wet season in India usually falls during the months surrounding July each year. It’s not uncommon to get some decent rainfall or light showers during this time, but on some days the weather tends to be fine for a majority of the day, with only a few drops of rain falling from a passing shower.
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India seasons
Before you plan your trip, it’s important to know when the seasons are as they may be different to yours depending on where you’re travelling from. India is in the Northern hemisphere, so the seasons fall on:
Season | Months |
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Summer | June to August |
Autumn/fall | September to November |
Winter | December to February |
Spring | March to May |
Best time to visit the top destinations in India
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Agartala | January-February | ↑↓ | 26℃14℃ | 29℃16℃ | 33℃20℃ | 35℃24℃ | 34℃25℃ | 33℃26℃ | 32℃26℃ | 32℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃22℃ | 28℃18℃ | 26℃15℃ |
Agra | March | ↑↓ | 22℃9℃ | 26℃13℃ | 33℃18℃ | 40℃26℃ | 43℃31℃ | 43℃33℃ | 37℃30℃ | 35℃28℃ | 34℃26℃ | 34℃23℃ | 29℃18℃ | 24℃12℃ |
Agumbe | March | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Ahmedabad | March | ↑↓ | 28℃15℃ | 32℃18℃ | 37℃22℃ | 41℃26℃ | 43℃29℃ | 39℃30℃ | 33℃28℃ | 32℃26℃ | 33℃26℃ | 36℃25℃ | 33℃21℃ | 29℃17℃ |
Ahobilam | February-March | ↑↓ | 31℃18℃ | 34℃20℃ | 38℃24℃ | 41℃28℃ | 41℃31℃ | 36℃28℃ | 34℃27℃ | 34℃26℃ | 33℃25℃ | 33℃23℃ | 30℃21℃ | 30℃19℃ |
Aizawl | March | ↑↓ | 24℃7℃ | 27℃9℃ | 31℃14℃ | 33℃18℃ | 32℃20℃ | 30℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃21℃ | 30℃18℃ | 28℃13℃ | 25℃9℃ |
Ajmer | February | ↑↓ | 23℃11℃ | 27℃14℃ | 32℃19℃ | 38℃25℃ | 41℃29℃ | 40℃30℃ | 35℃28℃ | 33℃26℃ | 33℃24℃ | 34℃22℃ | 29℃18℃ | 24℃13℃ |
Alibaug | October | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Allahabad | January | ↑↓ | 24℃11℃ | 28℃14℃ | 35℃20℃ | 41℃27℃ | 44℃32℃ | 42℃33℃ | 36℃29℃ | 34℃27℃ | 34℃26℃ | 33℃22℃ | 29℃18℃ | 25℃13℃ |
Alleppey | February-March | ↑↓ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 32℃26℃ | 32℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ |
Almora | October | ↑↓ | 16℃3℃ | 19℃5℃ | 24℃9℃ | 29℃13℃ | 31℃17℃ | 31℃19℃ | 26℃20℃ | 26℃19℃ | 25℃16℃ | 25℃11℃ | 22℃7℃ | 19℃3℃ |
Amarkantak | November | ↑↓ | 25℃11℃ | 29℃14℃ | 34℃18℃ | 39℃23℃ | 41℃26℃ | 38℃27℃ | 31℃24℃ | 30℃23℃ | 31℃22℃ | 30℃19℃ | 28℃15℃ | 25℃11℃ |
Ambaji | November | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Amboli | February-March | ↑↓ | 29℃16℃ | 32℃18℃ | 35℃20℃ | 37℃23℃ | 36℃23℃ | 29℃22℃ | 25℃21℃ | 25℃20℃ | 27℃20℃ | 28℃19℃ | 28℃18℃ | 28℃16℃ |
Amer | March | ↑↓ | 23℃10℃ | 27℃13℃ | 32℃18℃ | 38℃25℃ | 42℃29℃ | 41℃31℃ | 36℃29℃ | 34℃27℃ | 34℃25℃ | 34℃23℃ | 29℃18℃ | 24℃12℃ |
Amritsar | January-February | ↑↓ | 20℃7℃ | 23℃9℃ | 29℃13℃ | 36℃21℃ | 41℃27℃ | 43℃30℃ | 40℃30℃ | 37℃27℃ | 36℃24℃ | 34℃21℃ | 28℃16℃ | 23℃11℃ |
Araku Valley | February | ↑↓ | 28℃14℃ | 31℃16℃ | 35℃20℃ | 38℃24℃ | 38℃26℃ | 34℃26℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 29℃20℃ | 28℃17℃ | 27℃15℃ |
Aurangabad | February-March | ↑↓ | 28℃17℃ | 31℃20℃ | 35℃23℃ | 39℃27℃ | 39℃28℃ | 34℃26℃ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃21℃ | 29℃19℃ | 28℃16℃ |
Auroville | March | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Ayodhya | January | ↑↓ | 23℃10℃ | 27℃13℃ | 34℃18℃ | 40℃25℃ | 42℃30℃ | 42℃31℃ | 35℃28℃ | 34℃27℃ | 33℃25℃ | 32℃22℃ | 29℃18℃ | 25℃13℃ |
Badami | February-March | ↑↓ | 30℃19℃ | 33℃21℃ | 36℃24℃ | 38℃26℃ | 38℃27℃ | 32℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 30℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ | 29℃20℃ | 29℃18℃ |
Badrinath | January-March | ↑↓ | 0℃-10℃ | 2℃-9℃ | 5℃-6℃ | 9℃-3℃ | 13℃1℃ | 16℃4℃ | 16℃8℃ | 16℃7℃ | 15℃4℃ | 10℃-1℃ | 7℃-4℃ | 3℃-7℃ |
Baga Beach | November-March | ↑↓ | 24℃9℃ | 27℃12℃ | 31℃16℃ | 33℃20℃ | 33℃21℃ | 33℃23℃ | 32℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 32℃22℃ | 30℃19℃ | 27℃14℃ | 24℃11℃ |
Bangalore | January | ↑↓ | 28℃16℃ | 31℃17℃ | 33℃20℃ | 35℃23℃ | 34℃23℃ | 30℃21℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃20℃ | 28℃19℃ | 27℃18℃ | 26℃16℃ |
Bekal | October-November | ↑↓ | 33℃22℃ | 33℃23℃ | 33℃24℃ | 34℃26℃ | 33℃27℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃23℃ |
Bera | March | ↑↓ | 26℃13℃ | 29℃15℃ | 34℃20℃ | 38℃24℃ | 40℃27℃ | 38℃28℃ | 32℃26℃ | 31℃25℃ | 32℃24℃ | 34℃22℃ | 30℃19℃ | 27℃14℃ |
Bhaderwah | November | ↑↓ | 18℃8℃ | 21℃10℃ | 26℃14℃ | 32℃19℃ | 37℃24℃ | 38℃26℃ | 36℃26℃ | 33℃24℃ | 32℃22℃ | 30℃18℃ | 25℃13℃ | 20℃9℃ |
Bhadrachalam | October | ↑↓ | 31℃16℃ | 35℃18℃ | 39℃22℃ | 42℃26℃ | 43℃28℃ | 37℃27℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃24℃ | 32℃24℃ | 33℃22℃ | 31℃19℃ | 30℃16℃ |
Bhandardara | November | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Bhangarht | January | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃24℃ | 29℃25℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ |
Bharatpur | October | ↑↓ | 22℃9℃ | 26℃12℃ | 33℃18℃ | 39℃26℃ | 43℃31℃ | 43℃33℃ | 37℃30℃ | 35℃28℃ | 35℃26℃ | 34℃23℃ | 29℃18℃ | 24℃12℃ |