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Best Time to Visit India

Climate based on New Delhi • 2015–2024

The best overall weather in India is in March, with average highs around 29°C. The single best 14-day window: Oct 24 - Nov 6. The hottest month is May (39°C highs) and the coolest is January (19°C highs).

Year-at-a-glance heatmap

Each cell is colored by the typical daytime high for that day. Hover for rainfall and sunshine.

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  • Freezingbelow 0°C
  • Very Cold0–5°C
  • Cold5–12°C
  • Fresh12–18°C
  • Comfortable18–25°C
  • Warm25–30°C
  • Very Warm30–39°C
  • Smoking Hot39°C+

Best 14-day travel windows

Top pick
Oct 24 - Nov 6
14-day window • Avg 24°C • Warm
Alternative 1
Mar 14 - Mar 27
14-day window • Avg 23°C • Very Warm
Alternative 2
Sep 17 - Sep 30
14-day window • Avg 28°C • Very Warm

Month-by-month breakdown

January

Comfortable
14°Cavg
  • 19°C / 8°C
  • 33mm total
  • 8.9h sun/day

February

Comfortable
17°Cavg
  • 24°C / 11°C
  • 21mm total
  • 9.8h sun/day

March

Warm
23°Cavg
  • 29°C / 16°C
  • 34mm total
  • 10.9h sun/day

April

Very Warm
29°Cavg
  • 36°C / 22°C
  • 11mm total
  • 11.4h sun/day

May

Very Warm
32°Cavg
  • 39°C / 25°C
  • 35mm total
  • 11.3h sun/day

June

Very Warm
33°Cavg
  • 38°C / 28°C
  • 62mm total
  • 11.0h sun/day

July

Very Warm
30°Cavg
  • 34°C / 27°C
  • 235mm total
  • 9.0h sun/day

August

Very Warm
29°Cavg
  • 33°C / 26°C
  • 178mm total
  • 9.0h sun/day

September

Very Warm
29°Cavg
  • 33°C / 25°C
  • 122mm total
  • 10.1h sun/day

October

Very Warm
26°Cavg
  • 32°C / 20°C
  • 19mm total
  • 10.6h sun/day

November

Warm
21°Cavg
  • 27°C / 15°C
  • 6mm total
  • 9.9h sun/day

December

Comfortable
16°Cavg
  • 22°C / 10°C
  • 7mm total
  • 9.3h sun/day

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Climate data from Open-Meteo Archive API. Daily normals computed from 10 years of historical observations.
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