Best time to visit India, month by month
India does not have one season, it has twelve. Here is how many of the 589 curated destinations are at their best in each month, and how many you should skip.
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January
winter
426 in peak season · 44 to avoid
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February
winter
416 in peak season · 45 to avoid
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March
summer
100 in peak season · 47 to avoid
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April
summer
83 in peak season · 324 to avoid
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May
summer
68 in peak season · 358 to avoid
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June
monsoon
47 in peak season · 432 to avoid
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July
monsoon
43 in peak season · 354 to avoid
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August
monsoon
50 in peak season · 339 to avoid
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September
monsoon
76 in peak season · 204 to avoid
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October
autumn
189 in peak season · 15 to avoid
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November
autumn
430 in peak season · 31 to avoid
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December
winter
438 in peak season · 37 to avoid
How the seasons work here
Winter runs December to February, summer March to May, the monsoon June to September, and autumn October to November. Every destination carries its own peak, shoulder and avoid months on top of that, because a monsoon month in the Western Ghats and a monsoon month in Ladakh are not the same trip.