Best time to visit Lucknow

India · South Asia

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

The year in Lucknow

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Go in Feb or Mar — 25C max, 1 rainy day. Nov is the next best.

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Things to do in Lucknow

Bara Imambara A large and impressive tomb complex built in 1783.
Rumi Darwaza An imposing gateway built by Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula in 1784…
Ambedkar Memorial A large, 107-acre development to honour Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar who was the architect…
Janeshwar Mishra Park An urban park spread over 376 acres and partially modelled on London's Hyde Park.
The Residency The bloody history of the demise of this Raj-era compound is immortalised in the museum…
Chota Imambara An imposing mausoleum built by the third Nawab of Awadh in 1837.
Chatar Manzil The palace of the Nawabs of Awadh, built by Nawab Ghazi Uddin Haider.

Tours and tickets in Lucknow

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Lucknow), 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	20°	2d	79%	9.1h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	25°	1d	65%	10.0h	sweet spot	25C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	32°	1d	49%	10.8h	sweet spot	32C max, 1 rainy day
Apr	38°	0d	34%	11.3h	avoid	extreme heat: 24 days over 35C
May	38°	2d	47%	11.0h	avoid	extreme heat: 25 days over 35C
Jun	38°	6d	57%	10.2h	avoid	extreme heat: 23 days over 35C
Jul	33°	17d	81%	8.2h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 330mm
Aug	32°	18d	84%	8.0h	avoid	monsoon: 18 rainy days, 298mm
Sep	32°	11d	82%	8.6h	avoid	32C max, 11 rainy days
Oct	32°	2d	69%	10.2h	ok	32C max, 2 rainy days
Nov	28°	0d	66%	9.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	22°	1d	72%	8.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual

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

Weather read at the centre, 11 km from the airport (LKO): 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

No month stands out as busy; quietest in April.

Then and now

No month in Lucknow is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	21.9°	24.8°	31.2°	37.1°	39.2°	38.4°	32.6°	31.8°	31.2°	30.9°	27.7°	23.5°
2017–26	20.5°	25.4°	31.6°	37.6°	38.1°	37.7°	33.1°	32.0°	31.8°	31.8°	27.6°	22.5°
Change	-1.4°	+0.6°	+0.4°	+0.6°	-1.1°	-0.8°	+0.4°	+0.1°	+0.6°	+0.9°	-0.0°	-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

How far Lucknow 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 Lucknow

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.

Places of interest are spread out over a large distance, so using motorised transit is advised. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Lucknow, 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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Lucknow in pictures

Imambara inside the Residency Lucknow Uttar Pradesh DSC 0001 — i

Dey.sandip, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gomti river in Downtown New Lucknow — i

Timestance, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

City of Nawabs LUCKNOW — i

Tahira03, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bara Imambara, Lucknow 5 — i

Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Lucknow is like

Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ Lakhnaū, Urdu: لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and one of the most populous cities in northern India. Lucknow, the "City of the Nawabs", thrives along the banks of Gomti River. The city along with the rest of Awadh fell to the British during the colonial era. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hazratganj. A massive church and school. Lot of celebrations take place around Christmas time and is packed. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: CIMAP (Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants). East End Mall & Wave Cinemas, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar. Fun Republic Mall & Fun Cinemas (Adjacent Eldeco Greens, Gomti Nagar). More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO IATA, formerly Amausi Airport). More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Lucknow, 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 Lucknow

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Kind of place

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

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