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Best Time to Visit India Or When to plan your trip to India

Best time to visit India

India is the 7th largest country of the world in terms of area. This makes her spread over different climatic zones. Southern part of the country doesn’t face any extreme climatic conditions while Northern India is swept in cold wave and loo in winters and summers respectively.

It is quite difficult to plan a trip without having a piece of information about India. So, we have brought you a glimpse of Indian Cultural and Physical Landscape to make you plan better your trip and make it amazing.

When to Plan a trip to Northern India:

Northern India covers Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh , Punjab , Haryana , Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh .

Northern India experiences Extreme weather conditions of winters and summers so it’s better to avoid peak winter (after mid December till January) and summer months (May-June). Also, most of the fairs, festival and cultural events fall in months of October to March. State sponsored cultural events take place during these months keeping in mind extremes of weather.

So, best time to plan a trip to Northern India is October-March months.

When to Plan a trip to South India:

Best time to plan a trip to Southern Indian States like Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu , Odisha and Kerala is winters and summers. These states don’t experience any extreme climate due to their nearness to sea.

Seasons of some festivals like Boat Race in Kerala, Ugadi and Pongal in Andhra and Tamil Nadu are best time to visit these states.

Do you have a craving to enjoy tropical rainy season?

Then visit India, especially South India in months of June, July and August

Best time to travel Western India:

Western India is much like Northern India so winters and summers are not advised for any trip to Western States of India like Rajasthan and Gujarat . Also, these states see gust filled with sand called locally Aandhi. October is best month for festivals like Durga Puja and Garba Dance Festival in Gujarat , Ganesh Chaturthi and Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan .

Best time to travel Central India:

Central Indian states are Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand which lie on tropics. So these states also experience hot and cold weathers. Dryness persists over all landscape. So, best time to visit these states is October and March which have mild weather.

Best time to travel North-Eastern India:

North-Eastern India sees high and incessant rainfalldue to dense forests. Place of highest rainfall in world Cherrapunji , Meghalaya lies in North-Eastern India. Also, these states are not much developed like other regions of India in terms of transport and communication. So it’s better to have a tour to North-Eastern states of India in months of October - March.

Best time to travel Eastern Coast of India:

Eastern Coastal places like Chennai , Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), Kaniyakumari , Puri , and Bhubaneswarwitness Tropical Cyclonesand also Rainfall in winters due to Western Disturbances.

So, months from October to January are not advisable to visit eastern coastal places of India. Weather Forecasts by Indian Meteorological Departmentcould be of great help here.

Best time to travel Western Coast of India

Western Coastal places are safest zone for tour in any monthof the year. Some of the most famous places in western coastal plains are Mumbai , Goa, and Beaches in Kerala , Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram .