India in October

🟩 Best time

Agra19–35°C · 25 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna can flood in monsoon

Ajmer21–34°C · 16 mm · Like Pushkar; huge Urs crowds at the dargah

Chandigarh18–32°C · 14 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; 44°C+ May–Jun; record July downpours

Dehradun16–29°C · 38 mm · Doon valley: Feb–Apr & Oct–Nov best; monsoon cloudbursts

Delhi20–33°C · 14 mm · Dry cool Oct–Mar; 45°C+ heat May–Jun; Nov smog

Govardhan21–35°C · 18 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; the 21 km parikrama is unshaded, so May–Jun is dangerous

Haridwar18–31°C · 14 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; July = Kanwar Yatra road closures

Jaipur20–34°C · 19 mm · Semi-arid: dry Oct–Mar; 45°C+ Apr–Jun

Mathura21–35°C · 18 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna floods possible in monsoon

Mussoorie11–19°C · 56 mm · Hill station 2000 m: best Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov

Mysore20–30°C · 177 mm · Rain-shadow plateau: comfortable year-round; Dasara in Oct

Naggar6–22°C · 25 mm · Kullu valley: Apr–Jun bloom, Sep–Nov clear skies

Pune19–32°C · 105 mm · Deccan plateau: drier & milder than Mumbai

Pushkar21–34°C · 16 mm · Desert edge: ideal Oct–Mar; camel fair in Nov

Rishikesh16–29°C · 38 mm · Yoga year-round; rafting ~Oct–Jun, closed in monsoon

Ujjain18–34°C · 27 mm · Winter comfort for Mahakaleshwar; Shipra floods ghats in monsoon

Vrindavan21–35°C · 18 mm · Best Oct–Mar; Holi & Janmashtami peak crowds

🟢 Good time

Auroville24–33°C · 260 mm · Rain shadow: dry-hot summer; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Bengaluru20–28°C · 186 mm · Plateau ~900 m: mild all year; driest Nov–Feb

Goa24–32°C · 156 mm · Peak dry winter; monsoon = no swimming, shacks closed

Gokarna24–32°C · 201 mm · Beach season Oct–Mar; monsoon shacks closed, swimming unsafe

Hampi21–30°C · 96 mm · Open-sun ruins: comfort Oct–Feb; 42°C Mar–Jun

Hyderabad21–31°C · 114 mm · Deccan: dry mild winter; 40°C+ Apr–Jun

Isha Yoga Center22–32°C · 156 mm · Coimbatore rain shadow: mild monsoon, breezy summer

Kochi23–32°C · 343 mm · Season Dec–Feb; SW monsoon soaks Jun–Aug

Kolkata24–32°C · 180 mm · Mild dry winter; cyclone windows May & Oct–Nov

Mayapur23–32°C · 112 mm · Dry season + ISKCON festivals; muggy monsoon

Mumbai24–34°C · 91 mm · Dry winter comfortable; extreme monsoon flooding Jun–Sep

Munnar16–22°C · 338 mm · Tea hills 1600 m: clear Oct–Feb; monsoon landslides

Murudeshwar24–32°C · 219 mm · Shiva by the sea + Netrani diving Oct–May

Ooty & Coonoor11–19°C · 189 mm · Hills 2200 m: peak Mar–May; BOTH monsoons hit Nilgiris

Tirumala19–26°C · 217 mm · Comfort Nov–Feb; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Udupi24–31°C · 234 mm · Coast: monsoon shuts the sea Jun–Aug; season Nov–Feb

Varanasi21–32°C · 33 mm · Winter = ghats & aarti; 45°C summer; monsoon floods ghats

Festivals in October

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