What is the best time to visit India in 2026?

The best time to visit India is from November to February (winter), when weather is cool and pleasant across most of the country. October to March works well for Rajasthan, Kerala, and Goa.

When is monsoon season in India?

The Indian monsoon typically runs from July to September, bringing heavy rainfall. The southwest monsoon hits Kerala first (June) and moves north. The northeast monsoon brings rain to Tamil Nadu from October to December.

What are the major festivals in India?

India's major festivals include Diwali (October/November), Holi (March), Durga Puja (October), Ganesh Chaturthi (September), and Navratri (October). Festival dates vary yearly as most follow the Hindu lunar calendar.

Is November peak season in India?

November has high crowds and high prices. Weather score: 5/5. Excellent — best month for most of India.

What is the cheapest month to visit India?

The cheapest months to visit India are March, April, May, June, during the Summer. Expect lower hotel and flight prices with fewer crowds.

Which countries have holidays during India's best season?

Travelers from Malaysia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, China have public holidays that overlap with the best months to visit India.

Best Time to Visit India 2026

India — 2026 Season Guide

Month-by-month travel summary
Month	Season	Temperature	Crowds	Prices	Verdict
January	Winter (Peak)	10–25°C	High	High	★ Best
February	Winter (Peak)	10–25°C	High	High	★ Best
March	Summer	25–45°C	Low	Low	Budget
April	Summer	25–45°C	Low	Low	Budget
May	Summer	25–45°C	Low	Low	Budget
June	Summer	25–45°C	Low	Low	Budget
July	Monsoon	24–35°C	Low	Low	Budget
August	Monsoon	24–35°C	Low	Low	Budget
September	Monsoon	24–35°C	Low	Low	Budget
October	Monsoon	24–35°C	Low	Low	Budget
November	Winter (Peak)	10–25°C	High	High	★ Best
December	Winter (Peak)	10–25°C	High	High	★ Best

Season Overview

Winter (Peak)

Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Temperature10–25°C

WeatherCool, dry, pleasant

CrowdsHigh

PricesHigh

Best overall — comfortable weather, Diwali to Holi festival season.

Summer

Mar, Apr, May, Jun

Temperature25–45°C

WeatherVery hot, pre-monsoon humidity

CrowdsLow

PricesLow

Hill stations (Shimla, Darjeeling) are pleasant; plains are scorching.

Monsoon

Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Temperature24–35°C

WeatherHeavy rainfall, lush landscapes

CrowdsLow

PricesLow

Kerala and Rajasthan still viable. Dramatic scenery, Onam festival.

Month-by-Month Conditions

Month	Crowds	Prices	Temp	Season
Jan*	● high	high	8–22°C	Winter
Feb*	● high	high	10–25°C	Winter
Mar	● high	high	15–30°C	Spring
Apr	○ medium	medium	22–38°C	Pre-Monsoon
May	✓ low	low	26–40°C	Pre-Monsoon
Jun	✓ low	low	26–38°C	Monsoon
Jul	✓ low	low	25–35°C	Monsoon
Aug	✓ low	low	25–34°C	Monsoon
Sep	✓ low	low	24–33°C	Late Monsoon
Oct	○ medium	medium	20–32°C	Post-Monsoon
Nov*	● high	high	14–28°C	Winter
Dec*	● high	high	8–24°C	Winter

* Best months to visit

Month-by-Month Guide

JanuaryPeak

Winter

Republic Day, pleasant weather

FebruaryPeak

Winter

Ideal for Rajasthan, Goa beaches

March

Summer

Holi Festival of Colors

April

Summer

Heating up, hill stations popular

May

Summer

Peak heat, pre-monsoon

June

Summer

Monsoon arrives in Kerala

July

Monsoon

Full monsoon, green landscapes

August

Monsoon

Independence Day, Janmashtami

September

Monsoon

Ganesh Chaturthi, rains easing

October

Monsoon

Dussehra/Navratri, monsoon retreats

NovemberPeak

Winter

Diwali, season begins

DecemberPeak

Winter

Peak tourism, Christmas in Goa

Festivals During Peak Season

Jan 14

Pongal

Nov 5

Pushkar Camel Fair

Jan 13

Lohri

Jan 14

Kumbh Mela (Haridwar)

Plan from Your Country

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See which of your holidays align with the best months to visit India.

Malaysia

Your holidays in January (Isra Mi'raj, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Vietnam

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Mongolia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Constitution Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Iraq

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Army Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Egypt

Your holidays in January (Revolution Day 2011, National Police Day, Christmas Day, Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Ethiopia

Your holidays in January (Ethiopian Christmas (Genna), Christmas Day, Timkat (Epiphany)) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Japan

Your holidays in January (Coming of Age Day, New Year's Day, January 2nd, January 3rd, Coming of Age Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

China

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Pakistan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Nigeria

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bangladesh

Your holidays in December (Victory Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guatemala

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Netherlands

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Ecuador

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Zimbabwe

Your holidays in December (St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Unity Day, National Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, National Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Senegal

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Chad

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Freedom and Democracy Day, Freedom and Democracy Day, Christmas Day, Freedom and Democracy Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Somalia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Isra and Mi'raj) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guinea

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Rwanda

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Public Holiday) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Tunisia

Your holidays in December (Revolution and Youth Day, Revolution and Youth Day, Revolution Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Benin

Your holidays in January (Traditional Day, Fête du Vodoun, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Traditional Day (Vodoun Festival)) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Belgium

Your holidays in November (Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, Armistice) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Bolivia

Your holidays in January (Plurinational State Foundation Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Cuba

Your holidays in January (Victory of Fidel Castro, Victory of Armed Forces Day, Triumph of the Revolution) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Greece

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Dominican Republic

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Day of Kings, Duarte's Birthday, Epiphany, Our Lady of Altagracia) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Turkey

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Tibet

Your holidays in February (Losar (Tibetan New Year)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Russia

Your holidays in January (Christmas Day (Orthodox), New Year's Day, Christmas Day, New Year holiday) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Mexico

Your holidays in November (All Souls' Day, Revolution Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

DR Congo

Your holidays in January (Patrice Lumumba Assassination, New Year's Day, Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination, Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba, Martyrs Day, Anniversary of President Laurent Kabila, Day of the Martyrs (substitute day), Day of the Martyrs) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Germany

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Iran

Your holidays in February (Birthday of Imam Mahdi, Anniversary of Islamic Revolution) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

France

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Italy

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, St. Stephen's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

South Africa

Your holidays in December (Day of Reconciliation, Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Tanzania

Your holidays in December (Independence Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

South Korea

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Yemen

Your holidays in November (November 30 Independence Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Burundi

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Haiti

Your holidays in February (Carnival, Carnival, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lundi Gras) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Brazil

Your holidays in November (All Souls' Day, Republic Proclamation Day, Republic Day, Black Awareness Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Kenya

Your holidays in December (Jamhuri Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Spain

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, St. Stephen's Day, Constitution Day, Día de la Constitución Española) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Ukraine

Your holidays in January (New Year, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Uganda

Your holidays in January (Liberation Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Algeria

Your holidays in January (Amazigh New Year, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Poland

Your holidays in November (Independence Day, All Saints' Day, Independence Day, All Saints' Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Canada

Your holidays in November (Remembrance Day, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Morocco

Your holidays in January (Amazigh New Year, New Year's Day, Proclamation of Independence, Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto, New Year's Day, Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto, Amazigh New Year, New Year's Day, Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto, Amazigh New Year) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Uzbekistan

Your holidays in December (Constitution Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Angola

Your holidays in February (Shrove Tuesday, Liberation Day, Liberation Movement Day, Carnival, Liberation Movement Day, Carnival) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Ghana

Your holidays in January (Constitution Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Constitution Day, New Year's Day, Constitution Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Mozambique

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Venezuela

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Madagascar

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Syria

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

North Korea

Your holidays in November (Missile Industry Day, Mother's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Cameroon

Your holidays in February (Youth Day, Youth Day, Youth Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Côte d'Ivoire

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Taiwan

Your holidays in February (The third day of the Chinese New Year, Peace Memorial Day, Chinese New Year, The forth day of the Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year's Eve, The second day of the Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Holiday) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Falkland Islands

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Battle Day, Christmas Holiday, Government Holiday) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Niger

Your holidays in December (Republic Day, Nigerien Republic Day, Christmas Day, Republic Day, Christmas Day, Republic Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Sri Lanka

Your holidays in January (Tamil Thai Pongal Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Burkina Faso

Your holidays in December (Proclamation of the Republic, Christmas Day, Proclamation of Independence Day, Christmas Day, Proclamation of Independence Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Romania

Your holidays in January (Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities, New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day, Saint John the Baptist, Epiphany, Union Day/Small Union) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Mali

Your holidays in January (Army Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Armed Forces Day, New Year's Day, Armed Forces Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Kazakhstan

Your holidays in December (Independence Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Malawi

Your holidays in January (John Chilembwe Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, John Chilembwe Day, New Year's Day, John Chilembwe Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Zambia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Czechia

Your holidays in November (Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Portugal

Your holidays in December (Restoration of Independence, Christmas Day, Restoration of Independence, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception, St. Stephen's Day, Christmas Day, Restauração da Independência) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Azerbaijan

Your holidays in November (Constitution Day, National Revival Day, Flag Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Sweden

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Jordan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Hungary

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Honduras

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Belarus

Your holidays in January (Christmas Day (Orthodox), New Year's Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Tajikistan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Austria

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day, St. Stephen's Day, Immaculate Conception, New Year's Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Papua New Guinea

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Switzerland

Your holidays in January (Epiphany, New Year's Day, St. Berchtold's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

South Sudan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Peace Agreement Day, New Year's Day, Peace Agreement Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Togo

Your holidays in January (Liberation Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Liberation Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Sierra Leone

Your holidays in February (Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Hong Kong

Your holidays in February (Lunar New Year’s Day, Lunar New Year, Third day of Lunar New Year, Second day of Lunar New Year, The second day of Lunar New Year, The third day of Lunar New Year) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Argentina

Your holidays in December (Immaculate Conception Day, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Chile

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, Immaculate Conception) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Colombia

Your holidays in December (Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Peru

Your holidays in December (Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bulgaria

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Second day of Christmas) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Serbia

Your holidays in January (New Year (2nd day), Orthodox Christmas, New Year's Day, Christmas Day, Orthodox Christmas, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Paraguay

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Virgin of Caacupe, New Year's Eve) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Libya

Your holidays in December (Independence Day, Independence Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Nicaragua

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, Immaculate Conception) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

El Salvador

Your holidays in November (All Souls' Day, Day of the Queen of Peace, National Pupusa Festival, Day of the Dead) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Kyrgyzstan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Eritrea

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas, Epiphany, New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas, Timket (Epiphany)) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Turkmenistan

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Denmark

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Finland

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Slovakia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Norway

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Congo

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Costa Rica

Your holidays in December (Army Abolition Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

New Zealand

Your holidays in January (Day after New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Auckland Anniversary Day, Wellington Anniversary Day) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Ireland

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Oman

Your holidays in January (Accession Day) align with India's Winter.

Liberia

Your holidays in November (Thanksgiving, William Tubman's Birthday, National Thanksgiving Day, William Tubman's Birthday) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Mauritania

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Panama

Your holidays in November (Separation Day (from Columbia), Flag Day, Colon Day, Independence Day, Primer Grito de Independencia, Separation Day, Shout in Villa de los Santos) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Kuwait

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Croatia

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Remembrance Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Georgia

Your holidays in January (Orthodox Christmas, Christmas Day (Orthodox), Bedoba, Orthodox Epiphany, New Year's Day, Epiphany (Orthodox)) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Moldova

Your holidays in January (Orthodox Christmas, New Year's Day, Christmas Day (Orthodox)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Uruguay

Your holidays in January (Children's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Christmas Eve (Orthodox), Christmas Day (Orthodox), Epiphany, Orthodox New Year, Orthodox Christmas, 2nd day of the New Year) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Puerto Rico

Your holidays in November (Thanksgiving Day, Discovery of Puerto Rico, Veterans Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Armenia

Your holidays in January (Army Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Pre-Christmas holidays) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Jamaica

Your holidays in February (Ash Wednesday) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Albania

Your holidays in December (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Youth Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Lithuania

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day, Christmas Eve, St. Stephen's Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Namibia

Your holidays in December (Human Rights Day, Day of Goodwill, Christmas Day, Human Rights Day, Christmas Day, Family Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Gambia

Your holidays in February (Independence Day, Independence Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Botswana

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Holiday, New Year's Day, New Year Holiday) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Gabon

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Lesotho

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

North Macedonia

Your holidays in January (Orthodox Christmas, New Year's Day, Christmas Day (Orthodox)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Slovenia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Latvia

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guinea-Bissau

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Heroes Day, New Year's Day, Heroes' Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Kosovo

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bahrain

Your holidays in December (Accession Day, National Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Trinidad and Tobago

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Estonia

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Equatorial Guinea

Your holidays in December (Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Mauritius

Your holidays in January (New Year, New Year (Day 2), New Year, New Year (Day 2), Thaipoosam Cavadee) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Cyprus

Your holidays in January (Epiphany, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Eswatini

Your holidays in December (Incwala Festival, Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Incwala Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Djibouti

Your holidays in January (Laylat al-Mi'raj, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Isra and Mi'raj) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Fiji

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Central African Republic

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, All Saints' Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Comoros

Your holidays in January (Laylat al-Mi'raj, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Leilat al-Meiraj) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guyana

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Reunion

Your holidays in November (Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Macao

Your holidays in December (Macao SAR Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Montenegro

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Christmas Eve, New Year's Day (2nd day), Boxing Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Luxembourg

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Suriname

Your holidays in February (Chinese New Year, Day of Liberation and Innovation, Day of the Revolution) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Cabo Verde

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Heroes' Day, Democracy Day, New Year's Day, Democracy and Freedom Day, National Heroes' Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Maldives

Your holidays in November (Republic Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Malta

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Republic Day, Immaculate Conception, Feast of the Immaculate Conception) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guadeloupe

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Martinique

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Brunei

Your holidays in February (First day of Ramadan, Chinese New Year, National Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Bahamas

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Majority Rule Day, Majority Rule Day (substitute day)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Belize

Your holidays in January (George Price Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Iceland

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Vanuatu

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Barbados

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Errol Barrow Day, New Year's Day, Errol Barrow Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

New Caledonia

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Mayotte

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

French Polynesia

Your holidays in November (Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, Maori New Year) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Western Sahara

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto, Amazigh New Year) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

São Tomé and Príncipe

Your holidays in February (Martyrs' Day, Martyrs' Day, Commemoration of Batepá Massacre, Ash Wednesday) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

French Guiana

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Lucia

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, National Day, National Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Guam

Your holidays in November (Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day, All Souls' Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Curacao

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Grenada

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

US Virgin Islands

Your holidays in November (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Aruba

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Betico Croes Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Tonga

Your holidays in December (Tupou I Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Seychelles

Your holidays in December (Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, The Feast of the Immaculate Conception) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Antigua and Barbuda

Your holidays in December (V.C Bird Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Jersey

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day (substitute day), Christmas Day, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Isle of Man

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Andorra

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Immaculate Conception, St. Stephen's Day, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Dominica

Your holidays in November (Independence Day, National Day of Community Service) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Guernsey

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day (substitute day), Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Cayman Islands

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, National Heroes Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bermuda

Your holidays in November (Remembrance Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Greenland

Your holidays in January (Epiphany, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

American Samoa

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Your holidays in January (Carnival Day, New Year's Day, New Year's Day, Carnival Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Faroe Islands

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Sint Maarten

Your holidays in November (Sint Maarten Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Monaco

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Sainte Dévote's Day, New Year's Day, Saint Devota's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Liechtenstein

Your holidays in January (Berchtold Day, New Year's Day, St. Berchtold's Day, Epiphany) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day (substitute day), Boxing Day, Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Martin

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

San Marino

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day, Immaculate Conception, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 4 long weekend(s) available.

Gibraltar

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day (substitute day), Christmas Day, Boxing Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

British Virgin Islands

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Aland Islands

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Epiphany, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Cook Islands

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day), Christmas Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Your holidays in December (Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Kingdom Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Wallis and Futuna

Your holidays in November (Armistice Day, All Saints' Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Anguilla

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, National Heroes and Heroines Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Montserrat

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Barthelemy

Your holidays in November (Armistice Day, All Saints' Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Helena

Your holidays in December (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (substitute day), Christmas Day, Boxing Day (Observed)) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Your holidays in November (All Saints' Day, Armistice Day, All Saints' Day, Armistice Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Christmas Island

Your holidays in January (Australia Day, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Tokelau

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Vatican City

Your holidays in January (Epiphany, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Your holidays in February (Chinese New Year (2nd Day), Chinese New Year) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Indonesia

Your holidays in January (Isra Mi'raj, New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Singapore

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Thailand

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Laos

Your holidays in January (New Year's Day, Army Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Philippines

Your holidays in December (New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Rizal Day) align with India's Winter. 5 long weekend(s) available.

Myanmar

Your holidays in November (Full Moon of Tazaungdaing, National Day) align with India's Winter. 2 long weekend(s) available.

Saudi Arabia

Your holidays in February (Founding Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

United Arab Emirates

Your holidays in November (Commemoration Day (Martyrs' Day)) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Qatar

Your holidays in December (Qatar National Day) align with India's Winter. 1 long weekend(s) available.

Sudan

Your holidays in January (Independence Day, Coptic Christmas, Coptic Christmas, Independence Day, Independence Day, Coptic Christmas) align with India's Winter. 3 long weekend(s) available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best time to visit India in 2026?: The best time to visit India is from November to February (winter), when weather is cool and pleasant across most of the country. October to March works well for Rajasthan, Kerala, and Goa.
When is monsoon season in India?: The Indian monsoon typically runs from July to September, bringing heavy rainfall. The southwest monsoon hits Kerala first (June) and moves north. The northeast monsoon brings rain to Tamil Nadu from October to December.
What are the major festivals in India?: India's major festivals include Diwali (October/November), Holi (March), Durga Puja (October), Ganesh Chaturthi (September), and Navratri (October). Festival dates vary yearly as most follow the Hindu lunar calendar.
Is November peak season in India?: November has high crowds and high prices. Weather score: 5/5. Excellent — best month for most of India.
What is the cheapest month to visit India?: The cheapest months to visit India are March, April, May, June, during the Summer. Expect lower hotel and flight prices with fewer crowds.
Which countries have holidays during India's best season?: Travelers from Malaysia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, China have public holidays that overlap with the best months to visit India.

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