Hot tropical weather with
variations from region to region. Coolest weather lasts from November to
mid-March, with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days.
Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is between
April and June. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in summer between
June and September.
Western
Himalayas:
Srinagar best from March to October. July to
August can be unpleasant; cold and damp in winter. Shimla is higher and
therefore colder in v inter and places like Pahalgam. Gulmarg and Manali
under several feet of snow (December to March) and temperatures in
Ladakh can be extremly cold. The road to Leh is open from June to
October.
Required clothing:
Lightweight to
medium weights from March to October. Warmer wear for winter. Weather
can change rapidly in mountains and it is therefore important to be
suitably equipped.
Northern
Plains:
Extreme climate, warm inland from April to
mid-June falling to almost freezing at night in winter, between November
and February. Summers hot with monsoons between June and September.
Required clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linens
in summer with warmer clothes in winter and on cooler evenings.
Waterproofing essential during monsoons.
Central
India:
Madhya Pradesh State escapes very worst of hot
season but monsoons are heavy between July and September. Temperatures
fall at night during winter.
Required clothing:
Lightweights
most of the year with warmer clothes during evenings particularly in
winter. Waterproofing during monsoon rains.
Western
India:
November to February is most comfortable,
although evenings can be cold. Summers can be extremely hot with monsoon
rainfall between mid-June and mid-September.
Required
clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linen most of the year with
warmer clothes for cooler winter and waterproofing essential in monsoon.
Southwest India:
The
most pleasant weather is from November to March. Monsoon rains between
late April and July. Summer temperatures hot as high as Northern India
although humidity is extreme. Cooling breezes on coast . Inland, Mysore
and Bijapur have pleasant climates with relatively low rainfall.
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