Diwali – Monat für Monat rund um die Welt
Das Lichterfest – und im Norden der Rauch, der danach kommt.
42 Reiseziele auf SeasonMap, innerhalb jedes Monats nach Komfort-Score gerankt – denn es geht nicht nur darum, wo die Saison läuft, sondern auch darum, ob sich das Wetter währenddessen lohnt.
Wann es so weit ist
Diwali im Oktober
- Shimla 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.92
- Masuri 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.89
- Nainital 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.85
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MauritiusDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Mauritius keeps Diwali properly: clay lamps and paper lanterns down every street in the Hindu villages, sweets handed over the fence, and a public holiday the day after.84
- Durban 🇿🇦 SüdafrikaDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Durban has one of the largest Indian communities outside India and the festival shows in Chatsworth and Phoenix rather than downtown — lights, sweets and fireworks for the best part of a week.83
- Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.78
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.75
- Amritsar 🇮🇳 IndienBandi Chhor Divas · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Sikhs mark Guru Hargobind's release from Gwalior on the same night as Diwali, and the Golden Temple is lit end to end with fireworks over the sarovar.75
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.75
- Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 20. Okt. – 20. Nov. (meist)Five days of oil lamps, marigold garlands and doorway patterns, with a day each for crows, dogs and cows.73
- Agra 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Offices shut for most of a week and Indian families travel, so the Taj is at its fullest on the days either side.72
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali in the bazaars · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Johari, Bapu and Tripolia bazaars compete to light the whole pink facade, and the walled city is closed to cars for several nights.72
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The village strings lights and the fireworks go on for several nights, and it lands just as the season proper opens.72
- Nadi 🇫🇯 FidschiDiwali · 15. Okt. – 20. Nov. (meist)Fiji's Indo-Fijian communities make Diwali a national public holiday: lamps and lights along the Nadi back road, sweets given between neighbours, and shops shut for the day itself.71
- Udagamandalam 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.71
- Bengaluru 🇮🇳 IndienDeepavali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Three nights of firecrackers in every layout, and the morning after is the worst air of the Bengaluru year.70
- Pokhara 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.70
- Hampi 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.70
- Mysuru 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.70
- Lumbini 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.70
- Delhi 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Lit-up markets and a week of shut offices, and fireworks that land on top of the crop smoke: Delhi's 24-hour air index reached 488 on the nights after Diwali 2025.69
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali and the smoke after · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The old city sells little but crackers for a fortnight, and the monitors spike for two or three days either side of the night itself.69
- Paramaribo 🇸🇷 SurinameDivali · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Suriname is one of the few countries outside Asia where Divali is a public holiday: lamps along the houses, fireworks, and shops and offices shut for the day.68
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Five days of lamps, sweets and firecrackers, with Lakshmi Puja on 8 November in 2026.67
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.67
… und 16 weitere im Oktober.
Diwali im November
- Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 20. Okt. – 20. Nov. (meist)Five days of oil lamps, marigold garlands and doorway patterns, with a day each for crows, dogs and cows.92
- Agra 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Offices shut for most of a week and Indian families travel, so the Taj is at its fullest on the days either side.88
- Amritsar 🇮🇳 IndienBandi Chhor Divas · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Sikhs mark Guru Hargobind's release from Gwalior on the same night as Diwali, and the Golden Temple is lit end to end with fireworks over the sarovar.87
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.87
- Lumbini 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.87
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.85
- Delhi 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Lit-up markets and a week of shut offices, and fireworks that land on top of the crop smoke: Delhi's 24-hour air index reached 488 on the nights after Diwali 2025.84
- Shimla 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.84
- Nainital 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.84
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.84
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The village strings lights and the fireworks go on for several nights, and it lands just as the season proper opens.84
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali in the bazaars · 20. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Johari, Bapu and Tripolia bazaars compete to light the whole pink facade, and the walled city is closed to cars for several nights.83
- Varanasi 🇮🇳 IndienDev Deepawali · 5.–30. Nov. (meist)On Kartik Purnima, a fortnight after Diwali, every step of every ghat is set with oil lamps and the whole river front is lit at once.82
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.82
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Five days of lamps, sweets and firecrackers, with Lakshmi Puja on 8 November in 2026.82
- Masuri 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.82
- Durban 🇿🇦 SüdafrikaDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Durban has one of the largest Indian communities outside India and the festival shows in Chatsworth and Phoenix rather than downtown — lights, sweets and fireworks for the best part of a week.81
- Hampi 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.80
- Udagamandalam 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.80
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali and the smoke after · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The old city sells little but crackers for a fortnight, and the monitors spike for two or three days either side of the night itself.80
- Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.80
- Pokhara 🇳🇵 NepalTihar · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night.79
- Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MauritiusDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Mauritius keeps Diwali properly: clay lamps and paper lanterns down every street in the Hindu villages, sweets handed over the fence, and a public holiday the day after.79
- Bengaluru 🇮🇳 IndienDeepavali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Three nights of firecrackers in every layout, and the morning after is the worst air of the Bengaluru year.78
- Mysuru 🇮🇳 IndienDiwali · 15. Okt. – 15. Nov. (meist)Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early.77
… und 17 weitere im November.