Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Delhi (New Delhi), India

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Republic Day parade

• Festival

  Republic Day parade

  26 janNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Severe air season (1 okt – 31 jan (meestal)), Dense winter fog (15 dec – 31 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Mughal gardens open

  3 feb – 31 mrtWilde bloemen & bloei

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Holi

  3–4 mrtReligieus feestSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mughal gardens open (3 feb – 31 mrt), Holi (3–4 mrt)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Risico

  The loo and dust storms

  15 apr – 20 jun · meestalStofseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The loo and dust storms (15 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

• Seizoen

  Monsoon over the plains

  25 jun – 25 sep · meestalRisico

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: The loo and dust storms (15 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon over the plains (25 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Druk — Independence Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Independence Day

  15 augNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon over the plains (25 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon over the plains (25 jun – 25 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India

• Risico

  Severe air season

  1 okt – 31 jan · meestalRookseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Stubble-burning smoke

  10 okt – 30 nov · meestalRookseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Diwali

  8 novSluitingenDrukRisico

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Diwali

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Severe air season (1 okt – 31 jan (meestal)), Stubble-burning smoke (10 okt – 30 nov (meestal)), Diwali (8 nov)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Winter break in India

• Risico

  Dense winter fog

  15 dec – 31 jan · meestalRookseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Severe air season (1 okt – 31 jan (meestal))