Weather and Climate in India
Hot tropical weather with variations from region to region. Coolest weather lasts from November to mid-March, with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days. Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is between April and June. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in summer between June and September.
Western Himalayas
Srinagar best from March to October. July to
August can be unpleasant; cold and damp in winter. Shimla is higher and
therefore colder in v inter and places like Pahalgam. Gulmarg and Manali
under several feet of snow (December to March) and temperatures in Ladakh
can be extremly cold. The road to Leh is open from June to October.
Required clothing:
Lightweight to medium weights from March to October. Warmer wear for
winter. Weather can change rapidly in mountains and it is therefore
important to be suitably equipped.
Northern Plains
Extreme climate, warm inland from April to
mid-June falling to almost freezing at night in winter, between November
and February. Summers hot with monsoons between June and September.
Required clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linens in summer with warmer clothes in winter and
on cooler evenings. Waterproofing essential during monsoons.
Central India
Madhya Pradesh State escapes very worst of
hot season but monsoons are heavy between July and September. Temperatures
fall at night during winter.
Required clothing:
Lightweights most of the year with warmer clothes during evenings
particularly in winter. Waterproofing during monsoon rains.
Western India
November to February is most comfortable,
although evenings can be cold Summers can be extremely hot with monsoon
rainfall between mid-June and mid-September.
Required clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linen most of the year with warmer clothes for
cooler winter and waterproofing essential in monsoon.
Southwest
The most pleasant weather is from November to
March. Monsoon rains between late April and July. Summer temperatures hot
as high as Northern India although humidity is extreme. Cooling breezes on
coast . Inland, Mysore and Bijapur have pleasant climates with relatively
low rainfall.
Climate of India
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