Weekly note

Where to go in India in spring

Spring is March to May north of the equator and in South Asia; September to November south of the equator. These are the places in India where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Spring in the north: March to May

5 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Mumbai India March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 32°C
  2. Bengaluru India March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31–34°C
  3. Goa India March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 33°C
  4. The Andaman Islands India March: sweet spotApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–32°C
  5. Srinagar India March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–22°C

Fewer than two good months

Spring in the south: September to November

8 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November; 2 of them in each of the three.

  1. Delhi India September: goodOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–33°C
  2. Ahmedabad India September: goodOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31–34°C
  3. Jaipur India September: goodOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–32°C
  4. Srinagar India September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–27°C
  5. Goa India September: avoidOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–32°C
  6. Hyderabad India September: okOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C
  7. Mumbai India September: avoidOctober: goodNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29–32°C
  8. Bengaluru India September: goodOctober: okNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27°C

Fewer than two good months

India, season by season

Spring elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank