Best time to visit Haridwar

India · South Asia

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

The year in Haridwar

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Go in Mar, Oct or Nov — these months score within a whisker of each other; 29C max, 1 rainy day. Feb is the next best.

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Things to do in Haridwar

Chandi Devi Temple A temple dedicated to Chandi Devi on the Neel Parvat.
Rajaji National Park While walking around the park you can spot elephants, leopards and deer.
Har Ki Pauri To the north of the centre, this is Haridwar's focal point, where devotees gather to bathe and worship on the Ganges.
Mansa Devi Temple At top of hill near the centre of town.
Daksheswar Mahadev Temple Daksheswar Mahadev or Daksha Mahadev temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Kankhal.
Maya Devi Temple Located on upper road.

Tours and tickets in Haridwar

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Haridwar), 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	18°	5d	81%	8.9h	good	18C max, 5 rainy days
Feb	22°	3d	73%	9.5h	good	22C max, 3 rainy days
Mar	27°	3d	63%	10.8h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Apr	33°	1d	50%	11.3h	good	33C max, 1 rainy day
May	35°	3d	53%	11.4h	avoid	extreme heat: 16 days over 35C
Jun	35°	5d	63%	11.1h	avoid	extreme heat: 16 days over 35C
Jul	32°	15d	83%	8.6h	avoid	monsoon: 15 rainy days, 301mm
Aug	31°	17d	86%	8.4h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 288mm
Sep	31°	8d	84%	9.6h	ok	31C max, 8 rainy days
Oct	29°	1d	75%	10.6h	sweet spot	29C max, 1 rainy day
Nov	25°	1d	76%	9.6h	sweet spot	25C max, 1 rainy day
Dec	20°	1d	79%	9.0h	good	20C 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 Har Ki Pauri: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

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 June; quietest in December.

Then and now

Haridwar's August days now average 31.1°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 2 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 1 clearly cooler.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	19.2°	21.7°	26.7°	32.7°	35.9°	36.3°	31.2°	30.0°	29.9°	28.6°	24.9°	20.8°
2017–26	18.2°	22.2°	27.4°	32.7°	34.7°	35.2°	31.9°	31.1°	30.7°	29.2°	24.6°	19.8°
Change	-1.0°	+0.6°	+0.8°	-0.1°	-1.2°	-1.0°	+0.7°	+1.1°	+0.8°	+0.6°	-0.2°	-1.0°

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

Fly into Dehradun (Jauligrant) (DED), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Dehradun (Jauligrant).

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Haridwar 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 Haridwar

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.

Central Haridwar can be comfortably covered on foot. However, taxis and auto-rickshaws can be available at train and bus stations. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Haridwar, 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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Haridwar in pictures

Ganga Aarti in Haridwar — i

Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar — i

Livefree2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Haridwar Bus Stand — i

Gannu03, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Haridwar Bus Stand 3 — i

Gannu03, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sunrise Haridwar — i

Dev Gundalia, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Haridwar is like

Haridwar (Hindi: हरिद्वार Haridvār), also spelt Hardwar, is a Hindu pilgrimage site at the Ganges River, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Bharat Mata Mandir (भारत माता मंदिर Bhārat Mātā Mandir) (5 km (3.1 mi) N of the centre). More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Rajaji National Park. While walking around the park you can spot elephants, leopards and deer. The bird life is prolific here and there is a large elephant population. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Haridwar is about 200 km from New Delhi, the capital of India and is well connected by road and rail network from all parts of India. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: During festivals, especially the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar is packed to bursting and beyond. More on Wikivoyage

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

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

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