When to go · Lucknow
Lucknow in March
Great month. Inside Lucknow's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Lucknow's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Lucknow in this guide.
Weather in March
- LucknowHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 1 day
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.
Holi big impact
4 Mar 2026; 22 Mar 2027 (check) · India
Colour thrown in the streets from morning to early afternoon; shops shut; wear old clothes or stay in. Strongest in Mathura, Vrindavan and Varanasi.
Eid al-Fitr
~10 Mar 2027 (lunar, check) · India
End of Ramadan; Old Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad busy with feasts; some Muslim-run shops close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · India overall
- Medium
- Prices · India overall
- Medium
India overall: Warming fast; Holi in the north; the south turns hot and humid.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lucknow, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 1 (better)
Jan: 2
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Jan: 1
March: Inside Lucknow's best window: Oct–Mar.
January: Inside Lucknow's best window: Oct–Mar.
Lucknow: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen