Hva som skjer i Delhi (New Delhi), India gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Republic Day parade

• Festival

  Republic Day parade

  26. janNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  Kartavya Path and much of central Delhi close for the rehearsals as well as the parade itself on 26 January, and security is heavy across the city for a fortnight. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Severe air season (1. okt – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Dense winter fog (15. des – 31. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Åpning

  Mughal gardens open

  3. feb – 31. marVillblomster og blomstring

  The gardens behind Rashtrapati Bhavan open to the public for a season each spring, free but ticketed online in advance. They are shut for the rest of the year. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Holi

  3.–4. marReligiøs høytidStengninger

  A bonfire the night before, then a day of colour and water that shuts the city down completely — no shops, almost no traffic, and taxis that will not come. Fun if you are invited somewhere, bleak if you are not. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Mughal gardens open (3. feb – 31. mar), Holi (3.–4. mar)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) i India

• Fare

  The loo and dust storms

  15. apr – 20. jun · vanligvisStøvsesong

  A hot dry wind off the western desert that carries dust across the plain and can push visibility down for a day. Working hours shift to early morning and late evening around it. Kilde ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: The loo and dust storms (15. apr – 20. jun (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer vacation (north & east) i India

• Sesong

  Monsoon over the plains

  25. jun – 25. sep · vanligvisRisiko

  The rains usually reach Delhi in the last week of June and break the heat in a single afternoon. Underpasses flood, traffic stops, and the city is green for the only stretch of the year.

Fortsatt på gang: The loo and dust storms (15. apr – 20. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Monsoon over the plains (25. jun – 25. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Independence Day, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Independence Day

  15. augNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  The address from the Red Fort closes roads across the old city and puts drones and airspace restrictions over central Delhi. A public holiday, so the monuments that are open are full of local families. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Monsoon over the plains (25. jun – 25. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Monsoon over the plains (25. jun – 25. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) i India

• Fare

  Severe air season

  1. okt – 31. jan · vanligvisRøyksesong

  Emergency pollution restrictions run from 1 October: construction bans, diesel-vehicle limits and schools moved online when it escalates. The city spent 53 days under Stage III curbs in the winter of 2025-26. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Stubble-burning smoke

  10. okt – 30. nov · vanligvisRøyksesong

  Crop residue burns across Punjab and Haryana in the weeks around early November and the smoke drifts onto the city. NASA found the fires have shifted later in the day, past the satellite pass that counts them. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Diwali

  8. novStengningerMye folkRisiko

  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. The wedding season starts straight after it. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Diwali

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Severe air season (1. okt – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Stubble-burning smoke (10. okt – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Diwali (8. nov)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Winter break i India

• Fare

  Dense winter fog

  15. des – 31. jan · vanligvisRøyksesongStengninger

  Fog settles over the plain for days at a time and closes the airport in the small hours, with flights and trains running hours late into the afternoon. Build slack into any connection through Delhi in January. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Severe air season (1. okt – 31. jan (vanligvis))