Rishikesh in October

Inside Rishikesh's best window: Feb–Apr and Sep–Nov.

No other month rates higher than October for Rishikesh in this guide.

• RishikeshHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 3 days
• Himalayan hills, India · Shimla, Rishikesh, Darjeeling, Sikkimbest weather

  Landslides close roads in July–August; October–November gives the clearest mountain views.

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.

• Durga Puja and Dussehra big impact

  ~17–21 Oct 2026 (check) · India

  Kolkata's pandals draw millions; trains to the east sell out; effigies burnt across the north on Dussehra.

• Diwali big impact

  ~8 Nov 2026; ~29 Oct 2027 (check) · India

  Biggest travel week of the year: trains and flights full, fireworks for days, smog spikes in the north.

Crowds · India overall

Medium

Prices · India overall

Medium

India overall: Post-monsoon clarity in the north and hills; Durga Puja and Dussehra; the south-east coast turns wet.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rishikesh, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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