Weekly note

India in September

8 of the 13 destinations in India are in season in September: 2 a sweet spot, 4 good, 2 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 2 of the 13: Srinagar and Leh. Best avoided at 5 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Jaipur good 32° 5d ₹16,360 32C max, 5 rainy days
2 Srinagar sweet spot 27° 3d — 27C max, 3 rainy days
3 Leh sweet spot 19° 7d — 19C max, 7 rainy days
4 Delhi good 33° 7d — 33C max, 7 rainy days
5 Bengaluru good 27° 12d — 27C max, 12 rainy days
6 Ahmedabad good 32° 9d — 32C max, 9 rainy days
7 Chennai ok 33° 10d — 33C max, 10 rainy days
8 Hyderabad ok 29° 12d — 29C max, 12 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from Bengaluru for September departures, in INR; a dash means none has been seen yet for September departures.

Not this September

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September elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about India as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.