According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit India is February to March and October to November. Plan 10–14 days.
Best months for India
- Best months
- February to March and October to November
- How long to stay
- 10–14 days
- Continent
- Asia
What India is best for
Explore historic forts in Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal, Varanasi's ghats, vibrant street food, and tiger safaris.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in India by month
Monthly averages around Delhi; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 14 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| February best | about 17 °C | little rain (24 mm) |
| March best | about 24 °C | little rain (18 mm) |
| April | about 30 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| May | about 35 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| June | about 36 °C | some rain (81 mm) |
| July | about 32 °C | a lot of rain (210 mm) |
| August | about 30 °C | a lot of rain (195 mm) |
| September | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (120 mm) |
| October best | about 25 °C | little rain (12 mm) |
| November best | about 20 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| December | about 15 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about India
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Languages
- Hindi and English
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (INR)
- Time
- UTC+5:30
- Plugs
- Type C, D · 230 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +91
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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