India in March

🟩 Best time

Agra14–32°C · 8 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna can flood in monsoon

Ajmer19–32°C · 3 mm · Like Pushkar; huge Urs crowds at the dargah

Chandigarh15–28°C · 27 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; 44°C+ May–Jun; record July downpours

Dehradun13–27°C · 46 mm · Doon valley: Feb–Apr & Oct–Nov best; monsoon cloudbursts

Delhi16–30°C · 19 mm · Dry cool Oct–Mar; 45°C+ heat May–Jun; Nov smog

Govardhan16–32°C · 4 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; the 21 km parikrama is unshaded, so May–Jun is dangerous

Haridwar14–30°C · 26 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; July = Kanwar Yatra road closures

Jaipur17–32°C · 4 mm · Semi-arid: dry Oct–Mar; 45°C+ Apr–Jun

Mathura16–32°C · 4 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna floods possible in monsoon

Mussoorie7–16°C · 73 mm · Hill station 2000 m: best Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov

Ooty & Coonoor10–23°C · 22 mm · Hills 2200 m: peak Mar–May; BOTH monsoons hit Nilgiris

Pushkar19–32°C · 3 mm · Desert edge: ideal Oct–Mar; camel fair in Nov

Rishikesh13–27°C · 46 mm · Yoga year-round; rafting ~Oct–Jun, closed in monsoon

Vrindavan16–32°C · 4 mm · Best Oct–Mar; Holi & Janmashtami peak crowds

🟢 Good time

Auroville24–33°C · 18 mm · Rain shadow: dry-hot summer; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Bengaluru20–33°C · 15 mm · Plateau ~900 m: mild all year; driest Nov–Feb

Goa23–33°C · 0 mm · Peak dry winter; monsoon = no swimming, shacks closed

Gokarna23–34°C · 1 mm · Beach season Oct–Mar; monsoon shacks closed, swimming unsafe

Hampi22–36°C · 27 mm · Open-sun ruins: comfort Oct–Feb; 42°C Mar–Jun

Hyderabad22–36°C · 12 mm · Deccan: dry mild winter; 40°C+ Apr–Jun

Isha Yoga Center22–36°C · 16 mm · Coimbatore rain shadow: mild monsoon, breezy summer

Kochi24–35°C · 40 mm · Season Dec–Feb; SW monsoon soaks Jun–Aug

Kolkata23–34°C · 37 mm · Mild dry winter; cyclone windows May & Oct–Nov

Mayapur19–33°C · 20 mm · Dry season + ISKCON festivals; muggy monsoon

Mumbai21–33°C · 0 mm · Dry winter comfortable; extreme monsoon flooding Jun–Sep

Munnar15–26°C · 72 mm · Tea hills 1600 m: clear Oct–Feb; monsoon landslides

Murudeshwar23–34°C · 1 mm · Shiva by the sea + Netrani diving Oct–May

Mysore20–35°C · 14 mm · Rain-shadow plateau: comfortable year-round; Dasara in Oct

Naggar3–17°C · 155 mm · Kullu valley: Apr–Jun bloom, Sep–Nov clear skies

Pune16–36°C · 3 mm · Deccan plateau: drier & milder than Mumbai

Tirumala17–31°C · 7 mm · Comfort Nov–Feb; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Udupi24–34°C · 4 mm · Coast: monsoon shuts the sea Jun–Aug; season Nov–Feb

Ujjain15–35°C · 7 mm · Winter comfort for Mahakaleshwar; Shipra floods ghats in monsoon

Varanasi17–33°C · 11 mm · Winter = ghats & aarti; 45°C summer; monsoon floods ghats

Festivals in March

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