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Where to go in India in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February 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.

Summer in the north: June to August

2 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 2 of them in each of the three.

  1. Srinagar India June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–28°C
  2. Leh India June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–23°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: 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

Summer in the south: December to February

10 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 7 of them in each of the three.

  1. Kolkata India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–29°C
  2. Bengaluru India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–30°C
  3. Hyderabad India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–31°C
  4. Ahmedabad India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–31°C
  5. Mumbai India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  6. Delhi India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–24°C
  7. Chennai India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  8. Goa India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 32–33°C
  9. Kochi India December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  10. Jaipur India December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 21–26°C

Fewer than two good months

India, season by season

Summer 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