Best time to visit India
The best time to visit India is December to February, when its 42 destinations average 83/100 for climate comfort — July is the weakest month, at 50/100.
Updated September 2026 · averaged over 42 India destinations · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇮🇳 India, month by month
best FebruaryIndia climate comfort by month
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score, averaged across every India destination in the dataset. Each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. Averages from ERA5 reanalysis normals, not forecasts.
All 42 destinations in India
- Agra 🇮🇳 Indiabest February92
- Alleppey 🇮🇳 Indiabest February92
- Amritsar 🇮🇳 Indiabest March84
- Auli 🇮🇳 Indiabest January87
- Bengaluru 🇮🇳 Indiabest January86
- Chennai 🇮🇳 Indiabest February78
- Darjeeling 🇮🇳 Indiabest November72
- Delhi 🇮🇳 Indiabest February90
- Dharamshala 🇮🇳 Indiabest October78
- Gangtok 🇮🇳 Indiabest November59
- Goa 🇮🇳 Indiabest January92
- Gokarna 🇮🇳 Indiabest January92
- Gulmarg 🇮🇳 Indiabest January85
- Hampi 🇮🇳 Indiabest January82
- Havelock Island 🇮🇳 Indiabest March90
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 Indiabest January82
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 Indiabest February92
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 Indiabest January89
- Kasol 🇮🇳 Indiabest October73
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 Indiabest December90
- Kochi 🇮🇳 Indiabest January74
- Kodaikanal 🇮🇳 Indiabest February91
- Kolkata 🇮🇳 Indiabest January82
- Leh 🇮🇳 Indiabest August42
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 Indiabest January89
- Manali 🇮🇳 Indiabest January70
- Mumbai 🇮🇳 Indiabest January82
- Munnar 🇮🇳 Indiabest February94
- Mussoorie 🇮🇳 Indiabest April72
- Mysuru 🇮🇳 Indiabest January85
- Nainital 🇮🇳 Indiabest April78
- Ooty 🇮🇳 Indiabest April92
- Pondicherry 🇮🇳 Indiabest February93
- Port Blair 🇮🇳 Indiabest March90
- Pune 🇮🇳 Indiabest January85
- Ranthambore 🇮🇳 Indiabest January85
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 Indiabest December89
- Shimla 🇮🇳 Indiabest October73
- Srinagar 🇮🇳 Indiabest October51
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 Indiabest January88
- Varanasi 🇮🇳 Indiabest December89
- Varkala 🇮🇳 Indiabest February93
India — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit India?
- December to February. Across India's 42 destinations, February averages 83/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 23.9°C and 41 mm of rain.
- What is the worst month to visit India?
- July, averaging 50/100 — mean highs of 28.2°C and 393 mm of rain across the country's destinations.
- What is the hottest month in India?
- May, with mean daily highs of 30.9°C averaged across 42 destinations.
- What is the wettest month in India?
- July, averaging 393 mm of rain.