When to go · Amritsar
Amritsar in December
Great month. Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- India overall
- Prices
- High
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Amritsar in this guide.
Weather in December
- AmritsarHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 1 day
- Northern plains, India · Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Amritsarsmoke haze
Dense fog delays trains and flights in Dec–Jan; smog peaks in November; 45 °C (113 °F) in May–June.Dense fog delays trains and flights in Dec–Jan; smog peaks in November; 113 °F (45 °C) in May–June.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and New Year big impact
25 Dec – 1 Jan · India
Goa beds triple in price; Rajasthan and Kerala hotels full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · India overall
- High
- Prices · India overall
- High
India overall: Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa at their best; book the Christmas–New Year week far ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Amritsar, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
Dec: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jan: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 1 (better)
Jan: 3
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
December: Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
January: Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Amritsar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings