When to go · Delhi
Delhi, month by month
The best months for Delhi: Feb, Mar. Months to avoid: May, Jun, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold mornings, fog, smog; Jan 26 closures.21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 2 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatMild and clearer; best month for walking.24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 3 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchGreatWarm; Holi some years.30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedHeat builds; outdoors before 10:00 only.Heat builds; outdoors before 10:00 AM only.37 °C (99 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days99 °F (37 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayAvoidExtreme heat, 40°C (104°F) and above.Extreme heat, 104°F (40°C) and above.40 °C (104 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 3 rain days104 °F (40 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneAvoidExtreme heat, then early monsoon.39 °C (102 °F) / 29 °C (84 °F), 5 rain days102 °F (39 °C) / 84 °F (29 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyMixedMonsoon: humid, flooded roads.35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 12 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 82 °F (28 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedMonsoon; Aug 15 closures.34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberMixedMonsoon tail, humid.34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberGoodClearing, warm days; smog starts late in the month; Diwali some years.33 °C (91 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- NovemberAvoidWorst air quality; smog days.28 °C (82 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberMixedCold, fog, smog; flights and trains delayed.22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 1 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Delhi, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Feb: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 3
Mar: 2 (better)
Crowds
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 2
Mar: 3
February: Mild and clearer; best month for walking.
March: Warm; Holi some years.
Delhi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.