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Where to go in South Asia in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in South Asia 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.

Winter in the north: December to February

12 of the 16 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 8 of them in each of the three.

  1. Kathmandu Nepal December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–19°C
  2. Kolkata India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–29°C
  3. Bengaluru India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–30°C
  4. Hyderabad India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–31°C
  5. Ahmedabad India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–31°C
  6. Mumbai India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  7. Delhi India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–24°C
  8. Chennai India December: goodJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  9. The Maldives Maldives December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28°C
  10. Goa India December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 32–33°C
  11. Kochi India December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  12. Jaipur India December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 21–26°C

Fewer than two good months

Winter in the south: June to August

2 of the 16 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

South Asia, season by season

Winter 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