India by month

India in April

4 cities at their best

🟩 Best time

Dehradun17–32°C · 33 mm · Doon valley: Feb–Apr & Oct–Nov best; monsoon cloudbursts
Mussoorie12–21°C · 56 mm · Hill station 2000 m: best Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov
Naggar6–21°C · 88 mm · Kullu valley: Apr–Jun bloom, Sep–Nov clear skies
Ooty & Coonoor11–23°C · 84 mm · Hills 2200 m: peak Mar–May; BOTH monsoons hit Nilgiris

🟢 Good time

Agra20–38°C · 8 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna can flood in monsoon
Ajmer24–38°C · 7 mm · Like Pushkar; huge Urs crowds at the dargah
Bengaluru22–34°C · 62 mm · Plateau ~900 m: mild all year; driest Nov–Feb
Chandigarh20–35°C · 18 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; 44°C+ May–Jun; record July downpours
Delhi21–36°C · 12 mm · Dry cool Oct–Mar; 45°C+ heat May–Jun; Nov smog
Goa25–33°C · 5 mm · Peak dry winter; monsoon = no swimming, shacks closed
Gokarna26–34°C · 12 mm · Beach season Oct–Mar; monsoon shacks closed, swimming unsafe
Govardhan23–40°C · 7 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; the 21 km parikrama is unshaded, so May–Jun is dangerous
Haridwar19–35°C · 10 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; July = Kanwar Yatra road closures
Jaipur23–38°C · 7 mm · Semi-arid: dry Oct–Mar; 45°C+ Apr–Jun
Kochi25–34°C · 116 mm · Season Dec–Feb; SW monsoon soaks Jun–Aug
Mathura23–40°C · 7 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna floods possible in monsoon
Mumbai24–33°C · 0 mm · Dry winter comfortable; extreme monsoon flooding Jun–Sep
Munnar17–26°C · 165 mm · Tea hills 1600 m: clear Oct–Feb; monsoon landslides
Murudeshwar25–35°C · 13 mm · Shiva by the sea + Netrani diving Oct–May
Mysore22–35°C · 53 mm · Rain-shadow plateau: comfortable year-round; Dasara in Oct
Pune20–38°C · 7 mm · Deccan plateau: drier & milder than Mumbai
Pushkar24–38°C · 7 mm · Desert edge: ideal Oct–Mar; camel fair in Nov
Rishikesh17–32°C · 33 mm · Yoga year-round; rafting ~Oct–Jun, closed in monsoon
Udupi26–34°C · 33 mm · Coast: monsoon shuts the sea Jun–Aug; season Nov–Feb
Vrindavan23–40°C · 7 mm · Best Oct–Mar; Holi & Janmashtami peak crowds

Festivals in April

Ugadi

7 April 2027

The New Year that arrives with neem and jaggery

🌅 Chhath Puja

10–13 April 2027

Standing in the river to greet the rising sun

🌾 Vaisakhi

14 April 2027

Harvest gold and the birthday of the Khalsa

🏹 Ram Navami

15 April 2027

A king born at noon, a cradle rocked in every temple

🪷 Mahavir Jayanti

19 April 2027

A birthday kept in the spirit of nonviolence

🐒 Hanuman Jayanti

20 April 2027

Where devotion meets supernatural strength

🕊️ Easter

16 April 2028

From the silence of Good Friday to Easter morning

Eid al-Adha

25 April 2029

A festival of devotion, charity and community

🟧 Better avoid

Auroville, Hampi, Hyderabad, Isha Yoga Center, Kolkata, Mayapur, Tirumala, Ujjain, Varanasi

Season ratings from the India GO database; temperature and rain are IMD averages.