India in December

December is one of India's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 42 destinations average 81/100, led by Khajuraho at 93 — 23°C and 1 rainy day — while Leh is cooler at -13°C and scores 44.

#3 of 12 months for India · 42 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇮🇳 India, month by month

81/100 in December

Where in India in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Khajuraho	City	23°C	10 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
2	Rishikesh	Trekking hub	21°C	21 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
3	Varanasi	City	24°C	9 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
4	Goa	Beach	35°C	7 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
5	Gokarna	Beach	35°C	12 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
6	Jaipur	City	23°C	7 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
7	Udaipur	City	24°C	5 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
8	Delhi	City	21°C	8 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
9	Kolkata	City	26°C	29 mm · 2 days	88 tier A	Yes
10	Madikeri	City	27°C	37 mm · 5 days	88 tier A	Yes
11	Pune	City	29°C	9 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
12	Ranthambore	National park	22°C	12 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
13	Jodhpur	City	25°C	1 mm · 0 days	87 tier A	Yes
14	Varkala	Beach	34°C	77 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	—
15	Agra	City	21°C	10 mm · 1 day	86 tier A	Yes
16	Alleppey	Beach	35°C	75 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
17	Bengaluru	City	28°C	36 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	Yes
18	Hampi	City	30°C	12 mm · 2 days	85 tier A	Yes
19	Hyderabad	City	31°C	6 mm · 1 day	85 tier A	Yes
20	Dharamshala	Trekking hub	12°C	36 mm · 4 days	84 tier A	—
21	Munnar	City	25°C	107 mm · 13 days	84 tier A	—
22	Mysuru	City	28°C	36 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	Yes
23	Ooty	City	20°C	77 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
24	Amritsar	City	19°C	15 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
25	Darjeeling	Trekking hub	10°C	52 mm · 14 days	81 tier A	Yes
26	Kasol	Trekking hub	10°C	35 mm · 4 days	80 tier A	—
27	Mumbai	City	35°C	9 mm · 1 day	79 tier B	Yes
28	Havelock Island	Island	31°C	140 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
29	Nainital	City	13°C	15 mm · 2 days	77 tier B	—
30	Port Blair	Island	33°C	156 mm · 11 days	77 tier B	—
31	Shimla	City	13°C	27 mm · 4 days	77 tier B	—
32	Kodaikanal	City	19°C	167 mm · 16 days	76 tier B	—
33	Pondicherry	Beach	31°C	147 mm · 12 days	75 tier B	—
34	Gangtok	City	14°C	126 mm · 20 days	74 tier B	Yes
35	Mussoorie	City	12°C	28 mm · 3 days	74 tier B	—
36	Auli	Ski resort	3°C	52 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
37	Gulmarg	Ski resort	1°C	58 mm · 7 days	71 tier B	—
38	Kochi	City	38°C	56 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	Yes
39	Chennai	City	33°C	151 mm · 10 days	65 tier C	—
40	Manali	Trekking hub	32°C	161 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	Yes
41	Srinagar	City	6°C	118 mm · 9 days	57 tier D	—
42	Leh	Trekking hub	-13°C	13 mm · 5 days	44 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in India in December

Christmas to New Year rush · Rishikesh and 15 more places · 22 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)
Feast of St Francis Xavier · Goa · 24 Nov – 3 Dec
Christmas and New Year peak · Goa and 3 more places · 18 Dec – 5 Jan
Shilpgram Utsav · Udaipur · 21–30 Dec
Kolkata International Film Festival · Kolkata · 25 Nov – 20 Dec (usually)
Park Street at Christmas · Kolkata · 18 Dec – 1 Jan
Sivagiri pilgrimage · Varkala · 30 Dec – 1 Jan
Champions Boat League · Alleppey · 15 Sep – 10 Dec (usually)

Seasons in force

Dry season · 15 places Cyclone season · 4 places Fog season · 4 places Off-season shutdown · 4 places Harvest · 2 places Monsoon · 2 places Ski season · 2 places Summer season opens · 2 places Winter smog · 2 places Extreme cold · 1 place Ice season · 1 place Smoke season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 22 of India's 27 well-known places this month.

Better months for India

February · 83/100 January · 81/100 March · 78/100 Weakest: July · 50/100

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