Best time to visit India, month by month
India does not have one season, it has twelve. Here is how many of the 745 curated destinations are at their best in each month, and how many you should skip.
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January
winter
541 in peak season · 57 to avoid
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February
winter
530 in peak season · 58 to avoid
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March
summer
135 in peak season · 59 to avoid
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April
summer
95 in peak season · 357 to avoid
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May
summer
83 in peak season · 414 to avoid
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June
monsoon
64 in peak season · 500 to avoid
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July
monsoon
54 in peak season · 412 to avoid
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August
monsoon
64 in peak season · 392 to avoid
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September
monsoon
104 in peak season · 226 to avoid
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October
autumn
249 in peak season · 18 to avoid
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November
autumn
550 in peak season · 37 to avoid
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December
winter
552 in peak season · 51 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.