Best Time to Visit Indian States –
Month-by-Month
India is a land of diverse climates,
landscapes, and cultures. To truly enjoy the charm of each Indian state, it is
essential to visit them at the right time of the year. Here is a month-by-month
travel calendar with the best times to visit each region, including travel
highlights, routes, and expenses.
1. Jammu & Kashmir – Best Time: April
to October
This heavenly region is best explored
during the spring and summer months when the valleys bloom with flowers and the
weather is pleasant.
Highlights:
- ⛰ Tulip Garden in
Srinagar
- ❄ Gulmarg gondola
ride and snow sports
- 🌿 Pahalgam's
scenic meadows
- 🌽 Apple orchards
in Sopore
- 🌇 Shikara ride on
Dal Lake
- ⛪ Visit to
Vaishno Devi shrine
- 🔄 Traditional
Kashmiri handicrafts
- 🍷 Kahwa and
Wazwan cuisine
- 🚤 Houseboat stay
experience
- ⛺ Trekking in
Sonmarg
- 🌈 Breathtaking
Himalayan views
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Srinagar, Jammu
- 🚂 Trains to Jammu
Tawi
- 🚗 Local taxis,
shuttles
- 🍽 Food: ₹300–₹500
per meal
- ⛰ Hotel:
₹1300–₹3000 per night
- 🎩 Entry: Tulip
Garden ₹30–50
- 🚤 Shikara:
₹500/hour
- ❄ Gondola ride:
₹1000 approx
- 🛏 Houseboat:
₹2000+/night
- ⏱ Ideal stay: 7–9 days
2. Rajasthan – Best Time:
October to March
Rajasthan's desert climate makes winter
the ideal time to explore its royal palaces, forts, and colorful culture.
Highlights:
- 🏠 Forts of
Jaipur, Jodhpur & Jaisalmer
- 🏛 City Palace and
Hawa Mahal
- 🎩 Camel rides in
Thar Desert
- 🍷 Folk music
& dance performances
- 🍭 Rajasthani
cuisine: Dal Baati Churma
- 🌎 Pushkar Lake
and Brahma Temple
- 🌈 Hot air balloon
rides
- 🎨 Handicrafts and
jewelry shopping
- 🛏 Luxury heritage
hotels
- ⛪ Ajmer Sharif
Dargah
- 🌸 Udaipur's Lake
Pichola
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur
- 🚂 Trains to all
major cities
- 🚗 Autos, taxis,
camel carts
- 🍽 Food: ₹200–₹400
per meal
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹1000–₹2500
- 🎩 Desert safari:
₹300–600
- 🚁 Balloon ride:
₹1500–2000
- 🛏 Heritage stay:
₹5000+/night
- 💼 Shopping:
Textiles, antiques
- ⏱ Ideal duration:
7–10 days
3. Himachal Pradesh – Best Time: March
to June / September to November
Pleasant summers and colorful autumns
make Himachal a scenic escape with valleys, rivers, and colonial towns.
Highlights:
- ⛰ Rohtang Pass
adventure
- ❄ Snowfall in
Manali and Kufri
- ⛪ Tibetan
monasteries in Dharamshala
- 🌊 River rafting
in Kullu
- ☕ Cafes in Old
Manali
- ⛳ Paragliding in
Bir Billing
- 💙 Toy train ride
to Shimla
- 🌸 Apple orchards
in Kotgarh
- 🛍 Local Himachali
crafts
- 🍫 Siddu and Chha
Gosht cuisine
- 🎨 Art museums in
Naggar
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Kullu, Dharamshala, Shimla
- 🚂 Train:
Kalka-Shimla toy train
- 🚗 Shared taxis,
buses
- 🍽 Meals:
₹200–₹400 per two
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹800–₹2000
- ⛳ Paragliding:
₹2000 approx
- 🌸 Garden/museum
entry: ₹50–100
- 🚁 Rafting:
₹800–1200
- 🎓 Best for
students & families
- ⏱ Duration: 6–9
days
4. Kerala – Best Time:
October to March
Kerala, known as 'God's Own Country',
is most charming post-monsoon with lush greenery, cool climate, and backwater
bliss.
Highlights:
- 🌊 Houseboat
cruise in Alleppey
- 🌿 Munnar tea
gardens
- 🌄 Kovalam and
Varkala beaches
- 🏝 Backwater stays
in Kumarakom
- 📍 Fort Kochi's
colonial charm
- ⛺ Athirapally
Waterfalls
- 🌿 Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary
- 🍯 Traditional
Sadya meal on banana leaf
- 🎩 Kathakali &
Kalaripayattu shows
- ⛪ Padmanabhaswamy
Temple
- 🏫 Spice
plantations tour
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Kochi, Trivandrum
- 🚂 Rail:
Ernakulam, Alappuzha
- 🚗 Local buses,
auto, ferry
- 🍽 Food: ₹200–₹500
per meal
- 🏨 Stay:
₹1000–₹3000/night
- 🚤 Houseboat: ₹5000/day
(with meals)
- 🎓 Budget-friendly
& family friendly
- 🎬 Cultural shows:
₹200–500
- 📷 Best for nature
& wellness lovers
- ⏱ Duration: 6–9
days
5. Goa – Best Time: November to February
With golden beaches, vibrant nightlife,
and Portuguese charm, winter is the perfect time to soak up Goa’s coastal vibe.
Highlights:
- 🏖 Calangute,
Anjuna & Baga beaches
- 🕍 Basilica of Bom
Jesus
- 🍸 Beachside
shacks and seafood
- 💃 Clubs and beach
parties
- 🛍 Flea markets
& local crafts
- 🛶 Water sports:
parasailing, jet-skiing
- 🏰 Fort Aguada
& Chapora
- 🎨 Latin quarters
of Panaji
- 🛏 Budget to
luxury beach resorts
- 🎣 Fishing
villages & island hopping
- 🎭 Carnival and
cultural festivals
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Dabolim (Goa International)
- 🚂 Railway:
Madgaon, Thivim, Vasco
- 🚗 Rentals:
scooters, bikes, taxis
- 🍽 Food: ₹250–₹600
per meal
- 🏨 Stay:
₹800–₹4000/night
- 🏄♂️ Water sports:
₹500–₹2000/activity
- 🎭 Best for
couples & solo travelers
- 🎒 Backpacker
& luxury friendly
- 🎫 Fort entries:
₹10–₹100
- ⏱ Duration: 5–8
days
6. Sikkim – Best Time: March
to May / September to November
Sikkim offers a peaceful retreat with
its monasteries, snow-clad peaks, and the blooming Rhododendrons in spring and
clear skies in autumn.
Highlights:
- 🏔 View of
Kanchenjunga from Pelling
- 🏞 Tsomgo Lake and
Nathula Pass
- ⛩ Rumtek and
Pemayangtse Monasteries
- 🌺 Rhododendron
flower trails
- 🌄 Sunrise at
Tashi View Point
- 🧘 Peaceful
Buddhist culture
- 🍜 Local momos and
thukpa
- 🚡 Gangtok cable
car ride
- 🛍 Tibetan
handicraft shopping
- 🧵 Organic farming
and tea estates
- ⛺ Adventure treks
to Dzongri & Goecha La
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Bagdogra (then 4–5 hr road to Gangtok)
- 🚂 Rail: New
Jalpaiguri
- 🚗 Shared taxis
& rentals
- 🍽 Meals:
₹150–₹300
- 🏨 Stay:
₹800–₹2500/night
- 🎟 Cable car:
₹110–₹150
- 🏔 Nathula Permit:
₹200 (with ID)
- 📸 Best for peace
seekers & photographers
- ⏱ Ideal trip: 6–8
days
7. Uttarakhand – Best Time: March
to June / September to November
With its mix of pilgrimages and hill
stations, Uttarakhand is best explored in spring and autumn when the skies are
clear and valleys are lush.
Highlights:
- 🛕 Char Dham Yatra
- 🧗 Adventure in
Rishikesh (rafting, bungee jumping)
- 🧘 Yoga &
meditation in ashrams
- 🌄 Hill stations
like Nainital & Mussoorie
- 🏞 Jim Corbett
National Park safari
- 🌺 Valley of
Flowers trek
- 🏔 Auli skiing in
winter
- ⛺ Camping by
Bhimtal
- 🌿 Forest walks
& birdwatching
- 🛍 Local woollens
and souvenirs
- 🥘 Kumaoni cuisine
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Dehradun, Pantnagar
- 🚂 Railway:
Haridwar, Kathgodam
- 🚗 Shared cabs,
autos, buses
- 🍽 Meals:
₹150–₹350
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹700–₹2000
- 🚣 Rafting:
₹500–₹1500
- 🏕 Camping:
₹1200–₹2500
- 🎫 Corbett safari:
₹1200–₹3000
- 🛕 Temple entry:
Free or nominal
- ⏱ Ideal stay:
7–10 days
8. Meghalaya – Best Time:
October to April
Meghalaya, known as the ‘abode of
clouds’, charms visitors with its waterfalls, living root bridges, and lush
valleys.
Highlights:
- 🌧 Cherrapunji
& Mawsynram – wettest places on Earth
- 🌉 Double-decker
living root bridge
- 🌲 Mawlynnong –
cleanest village in Asia
- 🏞 Nohkalikai
& Seven Sisters Waterfalls
- 🧭 Caving in
Mawsmai & Siju
- 🛶 Boating in
crystal clear Dawki River
- 🏡 Khasi culture
and villages
- 🍛 Local pork
delicacies & red rice
- 🎨 Bamboo &
cane handicrafts
- 🎭 Wangala tribal
dance festivals
- 🌄 Viewpoints
& sunset spots
Travel Routes & Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Shillong, Guwahati (then 2–3 hrs road)
- 🚂 Rail: Guwahati
station
- 🚗 Rentals, shared
sumos, buses
- 🍽 Meals:
₹150–₹400
- 🏨 Stays:
₹1000–₹3000
- 🛶 Boating:
₹500–₹800
- 🎟 Entry to falls &
caves: ₹20–₹100
- 🛍 Souvenirs:
Bamboo decor
- 🗺 Best for
explorers & nature lovers
- ⏱ Duration: 6–8
days
9. Tamil Nadu – Best Time:
November to March
Cultural richness, temple architecture,
coastal charm, and hill stations make Tamil Nadu a diverse destination during
the cooler months.
Highlights:
- 🛕 Visit to
Meenakshi Temple (Madurai)
- 🌊 Marina Beach
and Mahabalipuram sculptures
- 🐘 Temples of
Thanjavur and Chidambaram
- 🌄 Hill station
escape in Ooty & Kodaikanal
- 🎭 Classical music
and Bharatanatyam shows
- 🍛 South Indian
vegetarian thali
- 🏺 Handicrafts and
silk sarees
- 🏖 Scenic drive on
ECR Road
- 🎨 Rock art and
caves at Mahabalipuram
- 🚂 Nilgiri
Mountain toy train
- 🧘 Spiritual tours
at Auroville and Rameswaram
Travel Routes &
Expenses:
- ✈️
Airports: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai
- 🚆 Trains to all
major cities
- 🚗 Local travel:
Autos, buses, rental cars
- 🍽 Food: ₹200–₹400
per meal for two
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹1000–₹2200 per night
- 🎟 Entry fees:
₹50–₹200 per site
- 🚂 Toy train ride:
₹100–₹500
- 🛍 Shopping:
Kanchipuram sarees, bronze idols
- 🧳 Suggested stay:
7–10 days
- 🛕 Cultural
photography is a treat
10. West Bengal – Best Time:
October to March
West Bengal offers spiritual,
historical, and natural diversity—from the Sundarbans to Darjeeling’s misty
hills.
Highlights:
- 🌄 Sunrise over
Kanchenjunga (Tiger Hill)
- 🚂 Toy train ride
to Darjeeling
- 🐅 Sunderban tiger
safari
- 🛕 Dakshineswar
and Kalighat temples
- 🎨 Durga Puja
(October) celebrations
- 🍲 Bengali
cuisine: fish curry, sweets
- 📸 Photography at
Victoria Memorial
- 🍃 Tea gardens and
monasteries
- 🛍 Shopping in New
Market (Kolkata)
- 🌺 Rabindra Sadan
& Tagore’s home
- 🧘 Serene
monasteries in Kalimpong
Travel Routes &
Expenses:
- ✈️
Airports: Kolkata, Bagdogra (Darjeeling)
- 🚆 Trains: Howrah,
Sealdah, NJP
- 🚗 Local taxis,
shared jeeps in hills
- 🍴 Meals:
₹300–₹500 for two
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹900–₹2000/night
- 🚤 Sunderban
safari: ₹2000 approx
- 🚞 Toy train ride:
₹300–₹1000
- 🛍 Shopping:
Terracotta, sarees, sweets
- 📷 Entry to
museums: ₹50–₹150
- 🧳 Ideal duration:
7–9 days
11. Maharashtra – Best Time:
November to February
From bustling Mumbai to tranquil hill
stations like Lonavala, Maharashtra is diverse and best visited in winter.
Highlights:
- 🌊 Marine Drive
& Gateway of India
- 🎢 EsselWorld and Imagica
amusement parks
- 🕌 Ajanta &
Ellora Caves (UNESCO)
- ⛪ Colonial
buildings in South Mumbai
- 🏞 Hill stations
like Mahabaleshwar & Matheran
- 🍛 Street food:
Vada Pav, Misal Pav
- 🎭 Bollywood
studio tour
- 🐅 Tadoba National
Park safari
- 🛍 Shopping at
Colaba Causeway
- 🌅 Sunset views
from Marine Drive
- 🚌 Double-decker
bus tours
Travel Routes &
Expenses:
- ✈️
Airport: Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur
- 🚆 Trains: CST,
Dadar, Pune, etc.
- 🚖 Cabs, metro,
auto rickshaws
- 🍽 Food: ₹300–₹600
for two
- 🏨 Hotels:
₹1000–₹2500/day
- 🏞 Entry fees
(Ellora, parks): ₹30–₹500
- 🎟 Theme parks:
₹800–₹1500
- 🐅 Safari:
₹2000–₹3000
- 🛍 Local
souvenirs: Leather, kolhapuri chappals
- 📷 Ideal trip:
7–10 days
12. Assam – Best Time:
November to March
Assam is known for tea gardens,
Brahmaputra cruises, and the Kaziranga National Park. Ideal in winter for clear
skies and safaris.
Highlights:
- 🐘 Elephant &
jeep safari at Kaziranga
- 🍵 Visit tea
estates in Dibrugarh
- 🚢 Brahmaputra
River cruise
- 🛕 Kamakhya Temple
in Guwahati
- 🦜 Bird watching
in Dibru-Saikhowa
- 🎭 Bihu dance
during festivals
- 🧘 Spiritual peace
at Satra monasteries
- 🍲 Assamese thali
and pithas
- 🛍 Handloom and
tribal products
- 🐅 Spotting
one-horned rhinoceros
- 🎨 Majuli – the
world’s largest river island
Travel Routes &
Expenses:
- ✈️
Airports: Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat
- 🚆 Trains to all
major towns
- 🚗 Cabs and shared
jeeps
- 🍴 Food: ₹200–₹400
per meal
- 🏨 Homestays:
₹800–₹1500/night
- 🐘 Safari:
₹1500–₹2500
- 🚢 Cruise:
₹700–₹1500
- 🛍 Shopping: Muga
silk, bamboo craft
- 🎟 Entry: ₹50–₹200
- 🧳 Ideal stay: 6–9
days
💸 Average 15-Day Couple Travel Cost in India:
|
Travel Style |
Estimated Expense (INR) |
|
Budget Travel |
₹45,000 – ₹60,000 |
|
Mid-range Travel |
₹70,000 – ₹1,00,000 |
|
Luxury Travel |
₹1,20,000 – ₹2,00,000 |
Includes
stay, food, transport, sightseeing, and entry fees for two people.
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