Best time to visit Guwahati

India · South Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Guwahati

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Go in Feb — 25C max, 2 rainy days. Jan is the next best.

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Things to do in Guwahati

Kamakhya Temple Atop the Neelachal hill, the highest spot in the city draws pilgrims from all over India, especially during the Ambubachi festival.
Umananda Temple A 17th-century temple on a river island of the same name is dedicated to Shiva.
Basistha Temple A place of pilgrimage and a picnic spot near the Sandhychal hills.
Deepor Beel A permanent freshwater lake and a very picturesque picnic spot.
Dirgheshwari temple One of the 51 Shakti Pithas.
Bhimeswar Dham Often said to be one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Sualkuchi A small town, known for its silk production and the "Manchester of Assam".

Tours and tickets in Guwahati

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Guwahati), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	23°	3d	79%	9.3h	good	23C max, 3 rainy days
Feb	25°	2d	74%	9.4h	sweet spot	25C max, 2 rainy days
Mar	29°	5d	71%	9.2h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Apr	30°	9d	77%	9.2h	ok	30C max, 9 rainy days
May	30°	16d	83%	9.0h	avoid	monsoon: 16 rainy days, 345mm
Jun	31°	20d	87%	8.4h	avoid	monsoon: 20 rainy days, 446mm
Jul	32°	24d	88%	7.8h	avoid	monsoon: 24 rainy days, 562mm
Aug	32°	15d*	87%	8.7h	avoid	32C max, 15 rainy days
Sep	31°	15d	86%	8.9h	avoid	31C max, 15 rainy days
Oct	30°	8d	85%	9.3h	okbusy	busier than usual
Nov	28°	1d	80%	9.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	25°	1d	80%	9.3h	good	25C max, 1 rainy day

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Pan Bazaar, on the Brahmaputra, 18 km from the airport (GAU): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.* Rainy days in August are as the weather station at Guwahati airport (19 km away) counts them, where it and the model disagree on a wet month (WMO 42410, 2017–2026).

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in October; quietest in December and January.

Then and now

Guwahati's September days now average 31.5°C, 1.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	22.9°	25.3°	29.3°	30.0°	30.1°	31.0°	30.4°	31.0°	29.9°	28.9°	26.8°	23.8°
2017–26	23.2°	25.4°	28.7°	30.3°	30.4°	31.2°	31.7°	31.8°	31.5°	29.7°	27.6°	24.5°
Change	+0.3°	+0.1°	-0.6°	+0.3°	+0.4°	+0.2°	+1.2°	+0.8°	+1.6°	+0.8°	+0.8°	+0.8°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Guwahati is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.

Getting around Guwahati

Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.

Buses are the cheapest way of travelling around the city. Guwahati is well connected to most of its city area with local service buses, and there is an air-conditioned bus service between the airport and the city. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Guwahati, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Guwahati in pictures

Gaurang Hostel IIT Guwahati Oct24 A7CR 03209 — i

Timothy A. Gonsalves, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

SE New Guest House IIT Guwahati Oct24 A7CR 03204 — i

Timothy A. Gonsalves, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Guwahati citysky — i

Rituraj Bhuyan from Guwahati, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Guwahati city 01 — i

Anushila Bharali, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

IIT Guwahati convocation 2023 — i

Akashdoley13, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Guwahati is like

Guwahati (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী Guvāhāṭī), the largest city in the northeast Indian state of Assam, is the nerve centre of both the Assamese culture as well as the broader Northeast Indian culture. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Kamakhya Temple (কামাখ্যা মন্দিৰ Kāmākhyā Mandir), Nilachal Hill (25-30 minute drive from city centre). More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Guwahati Planetarium, Uzan Bazar. A great place to visit for science geeks and also for lovers of entertainment. Ropeway. The aerial lift across both banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU IATA, Guwahati Airport, Borjhar Airport). The hub for domestic and limited international flights to the Northeast. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Guwahati, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Guwahati

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Guwahati is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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