Best time to visit India, month by month
India does not have one season, it has twelve. Here is how many of the 772 curated destinations are at their best in each month, and how many you should skip.
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January
winter
554 in peak season · 57 to avoid
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February
winter
541 in peak season · 58 to avoid
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March
summer
139 in peak season · 60 to avoid
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April
summer
97 in peak season · 367 to avoid
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May
summer
83 in peak season · 431 to avoid
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June
monsoon
64 in peak season · 523 to avoid
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July
monsoon
56 in peak season · 427 to avoid
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August
monsoon
74 in peak season · 407 to avoid
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September
monsoon
114 in peak season · 235 to avoid
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October
autumn
264 in peak season · 18 to avoid
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November
autumn
567 in peak season · 37 to avoid
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December
winter
566 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.