India Holiday Information

In northern India, the best time to visit the plains is during the milder winter period, which runs from late October to March.  This is followed by increasing humidity and hotter temperatures through April, May and June, when the heavy rains of the monsoon begin, bringing somewhat lower temperatures.  The rain has all but petered out in early September although temperatures remain high and the occasional downpour may occur.  From late September to October the weather is very warm. Southern India experiences two different monsoons; the southwest monsoon which lasts from June to September and affects the western side of the country (Cochin) and the southeast monsoon, which brings rain to the east coast (Madras) from October to December.  Interior cities such as Bangalore, Mysore, Ootacamund and Madurai are affected to lesser extent by the southwest monsoon.  The dates chosen for the South India Tour are planned to avoid the heaviest monsoonal rains, but there is always the possibility of some rain particularly between October and December. Ladakh is located in the Western Himalayas of northern India, visits are only possible in the summer months between June and September.

A visa is required for British Passport holders

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

RAINFALL IN MM

OTHER INFORMATION

Hepatitis A & B, Japanese encephalitis, Rabies, Typhoid