Best Time to Visit Delhi
Seasons |
Months |
Temperature |
Avg. Rainfall |
Summers |
Mar to May |
25 °C - 48 °C |
24.6 mm - 40.7 mm |
Mansoon |
June to Sept |
30°C - 35°C |
96 mm - 134.6 mm |
Winters |
Oct to Mar |
6 °C - 22 °C |
12.4 mm - 24.6 mm |
From season’s point of view, the best time to visit Delhi from October to March. New Delhi has a warm humid subtropical climate with dry winter. Over the year,
the average temperature in New Delhi is 24.7 ° C and rainfall averages 721.2 mm.
Average rainfall of 7.5 mm make the month of November the driest month. In August , rainfall is the most important of the year with an average of 189.3 mm.
In the month of June , the average temperature is 33.1 ° C . June is thus the hottest month of the year. January is the coldest month of the year. The average temperature is 13.5 ° C at this time.
The record heat of 48 ° C recorded on Wednesday 5 May 2010 and the cold record of 1 ° C recorded on Saturday 4 February 1978.
Rainfall varies from 181.8 mm between the driest and wettest months. The range of temperatures throughout the year is 19.6 ° C.
But, for budget conscious tourists, it’s summer and monsoon seasons are most suitable.