India in May

🟩 Best time

Mussoorie14–23°C · 69 mm · Hill station 2000 m: best Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov

Naggar9–25°C · 66 mm · Kullu valley: Apr–Jun bloom, Sep–Nov clear skies

Ooty & Coonoor12–23°C · 124 mm · Hills 2200 m: peak Mar–May; BOTH monsoons hit Nilgiris

🟢 Good time

Bengaluru22–33°C · 129 mm · Plateau ~900 m: mild all year; driest Nov–Feb

Dehradun21–35°C · 51 mm · Doon valley: Feb–Apr & Oct–Nov best; monsoon cloudbursts

Haridwar23–38°C · 24 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; July = Kanwar Yatra road closures

Munnar17–24°C · 256 mm · Tea hills 1600 m: clear Oct–Feb; monsoon landslides

Mysore22–34°C · 95 mm · Rain-shadow plateau: comfortable year-round; Dasara in Oct

Rishikesh21–35°C · 51 mm · Yoga year-round; rafting ~Oct–Jun, closed in monsoon

Festivals in May

🟧 Better avoid

Agra, Ajmer, Auroville, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gokarna, Govardhan, Hampi, Hyderabad, Isha Yoga Center, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mathura, Mayapur, Mumbai, Murudeshwar, Pune, Pushkar, Tirumala, Udupi, Ujjain, Varanasi, Vrindavan

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