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Diwali, month by month around the world

The festival of lights — and, in the north, the smoke that follows.

24 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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Number of destinations with diwali on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Diwali in October

  1. 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, MauritiusDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.84climate
  2. 🇿🇦 Durban, South AfricaDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.83climate
  3. 🇮🇳 Amritsar, IndiaBandi Chhor Divas · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.75climate
  4. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalTihar · 20 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Five days of oil lamps, marigold garlands and doorway patterns, with a day each for crows, dogs and cows.73climate
  5. 🇮🇳 Agra, IndiaDiwali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Offices shut for most of a week and Indian families travel, so the Taj is at its fullest on the days either side.72climate
  6. 🇮🇳 Jaipur, IndiaDiwali in the bazaars · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Johari, Bapu and Tripolia bazaars compete to light the whole pink facade, and the walled city is closed to cars for several nights.72climate
  7. 🇮🇳 Khajuraho, IndiaDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The village strings lights and the fireworks go on for several nights, and it lands just as the season proper opens.72climate
  8. 🇫🇯 Nadi, FijiDiwali · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)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.71climate
  9. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, IndiaDeepavali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Three nights of firecrackers in every layout, and the morning after is the worst air of the Bengaluru year.70climate
  10. 🇮🇳 Delhi, IndiaDiwali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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 2025.69climate
  11. 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaDiwali and the smoke after · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.69climate
  12. 🇸🇷 Paramaribo, SurinameDivali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.68climate
  13. 🇬🇾 Georgetown, GuyanaDiwali motorcade · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Diwali is a national holiday here, and the night before it a motorcade of lit floats runs the length of the city with houses along the route in diyas.65climate
  14. 🇫🇯 Suva, FijiDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday in Fiji, and one of the few places in the Pacific where you will see a whole city lit with diyas.64climate
  15. 🇹🇹 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDivali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday here, with deyas along walls and driveways from the east-west corridor out to Chaguanas, where the Divali Nagar site runs for a week before it.63climate
  16. 🇮🇳 Mumbai, IndiaDiwali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Lamps on every balcony and a week of visiting either side of the day itself.58climate
  17. 🇮🇳 Kolkata, IndiaKali Puja and Diwali · 25 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Bengal's own version comes three weeks after Durga Puja: night-long pujas, lit courtyards, and firecrackers that put the air into its worst readings of the year for two days.56climate
  18. 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, IndiaDiwali · 18 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Tamil Nadu keeps Diwali to a dawn start: oil bath, new clothes, and firecrackers from four in the morning.56climate
  19. 🇹🇹 Tobago, Trinidad and TobagoDivali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday here, with deyas along walls and driveways after dark.56climate
  20. 🇮🇳 Goa, IndiaNarkasur night · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)On the eve of Diwali neighbourhoods parade demon effigies built over weeks from bamboo and paper, judged for prizes and burned before dawn.53climate
  21. 🇸🇬 Singapore, SingaporeDeepavali · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Little India is lit for several weeks either side of the day and the night market runs late; the holiday itself closes Indian-run businesses for a day.52climate
  22. 🇲🇾 Penang, MalaysiaDeepavali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Little India is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday when much of the island closes.50climate
  23. 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDeepavali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Brickfields is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday that shuts much of the city.49climate

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Diwali in November

  1. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalTihar · 20 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Five days of oil lamps, marigold garlands and doorway patterns, with a day each for crows, dogs and cows.92climate
  2. 🇮🇳 Agra, IndiaDiwali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Offices shut for most of a week and Indian families travel, so the Taj is at its fullest on the days either side.88climate
  3. 🇮🇳 Amritsar, IndiaBandi Chhor Divas · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.87climate
  4. 🇮🇳 Delhi, IndiaDiwali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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 2025.84climate
  5. 🇮🇳 Khajuraho, IndiaDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The village strings lights and the fireworks go on for several nights, and it lands just as the season proper opens.84climate
  6. 🇮🇳 Jaipur, IndiaDiwali in the bazaars · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Johari, Bapu and Tripolia bazaars compete to light the whole pink facade, and the walled city is closed to cars for several nights.83climate
  7. 🇮🇳 Varanasi, IndiaDev Deepawali · 5–30 Nov (usually)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.82climate
  8. 🇿🇦 Durban, South AfricaDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.81climate
  9. 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaDiwali and the smoke after · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.80climate
  10. 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, MauritiusDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.79climate
  11. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, IndiaDeepavali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Three nights of firecrackers in every layout, and the morning after is the worst air of the Bengaluru year.78climate
  12. 🇮🇳 Kolkata, IndiaKali Puja and Diwali · 25 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Bengal's own version comes three weeks after Durga Puja: night-long pujas, lit courtyards, and firecrackers that put the air into its worst readings of the year for two days.76climate
  13. 🇮🇳 Mumbai, IndiaDiwali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Lamps on every balcony and a week of visiting either side of the day itself.71climate
  14. 🇮🇳 Goa, IndiaNarkasur night · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)On the eve of Diwali neighbourhoods parade demon effigies built over weeks from bamboo and paper, judged for prizes and burned before dawn.69climate
  15. 🇫🇯 Nadi, FijiDiwali · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)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.67climate
  16. 🇹🇹 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDivali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday here, with deyas along walls and driveways from the east-west corridor out to Chaguanas, where the Divali Nagar site runs for a week before it.65climate
  17. 🇸🇷 Paramaribo, SurinameDivali · 20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)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.64climate
  18. 🇫🇯 Suva, FijiDiwali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday in Fiji, and one of the few places in the Pacific where you will see a whole city lit with diyas.62climate
  19. 🇬🇾 Georgetown, GuyanaDiwali motorcade · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Diwali is a national holiday here, and the night before it a motorcade of lit floats runs the length of the city with houses along the route in diyas.58climate
  20. 🇹🇹 Tobago, Trinidad and TobagoDivali · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)A national public holiday here, with deyas along walls and driveways after dark.58climate
  21. 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, IndiaDiwali · 18 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Tamil Nadu keeps Diwali to a dawn start: oil bath, new clothes, and firecrackers from four in the morning.50climate
  22. 🇲🇾 Penang, MalaysiaDeepavali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Little India is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday when much of the island closes.47climate
  23. 🇸🇬 Singapore, SingaporeDeepavali · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Little India is lit for several weeks either side of the day and the night market runs late; the holiday itself closes Indian-run businesses for a day.46climate
  24. 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDeepavali · 10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Brickfields is strung with lights and open houses for a fortnight, and the day itself is a public holiday that shuts much of the city.44climate

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