When talking about a country of such tremendous size and geographical  vastness as India, it is difficult to make a general statement concerning the climate. It ranges from the external snows of the Himalayas and the  temperate conditions along the coasts, to the continental climate of Inland areas. There are also many regional and seasonal variations. The best time to visit is after the monsoons.

October to March is the cool season and therefore the best time of the year in Peninsular India. On the whole, the weather is beautifully predictable in winter, with blue skies and bright sunshine in most areas. Some parts of the south and east see a brief spell of rain from the northern monsoon, while snow and sleet make the extreme north very cold and often inaccessible.     

Summer, from April to June, is hot and dry for most parts of the country, and humid along the coasts. Kashmir and the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are particularly lovely at this time of the year.

The South-west monsoon begins to set in along the western coast towards the end of May, bringing welcome respite from the heat, and varying amounts of rain as it moves across the rest of the country through June and July and withdraws by late September. North-eastern India has heavy rain during this season, and is one of the world’s wettest regions.