Where to travel from India, month by month
Every destination we plan, placed in the months it is at its best.
The question we hear most is not where, but when. Here is every destination we plan, placed in the months it is at its best, so your leave and the season can meet.
Seasons below come from our destination notes, checked and kept up to date. Where a place has two seasons, such as the northern lights in winter and long light in summer, it appears in both.
January
Abroad: Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Philippines, Dubai, Oman, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
February
Abroad: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Philippines, Dubai, Oman, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
March
Abroad: Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Philippines, Dubai, Oman, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kerala, Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
April
Abroad: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Philippines, Oman, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Seychelles, Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Amsterdam, Belgium, Czech Republic and Hungary.
Within India: Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
May
Abroad: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Australia, Fiji, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, London, Scotland, Ireland, Amsterdam, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Denmark, Poland and Slovenia.
Within India: Kashmir, Sikkim and Lakshadweep.
June
Abroad: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Fiji, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, London, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland and Slovenia.
July
Abroad: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Fiji, Switzerland, Greece, London, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland and Slovenia.
Within India: Ladakh.
August
Abroad: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Fiji, Switzerland, Greece, London, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland and Slovenia.
Within India: Ladakh.
September
Abroad: Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Australia, Fiji, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, London, Scotland, Ireland, Amsterdam, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Norway, Iceland, Poland and Slovenia.
October
Abroad: Japan, Indonesia, Bhutan, Nepal, Oman, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Australia, Fiji, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Amsterdam, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Norway and Iceland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Lakshadweep.
November
Abroad: Japan, Thailand, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Dubai, Oman, Georgia, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Iceland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kerala, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
December
Abroad: Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Philippines, Dubai, Oman, South Africa, Mauritius, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Poland.
Within India: Rajasthan, Kerala, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
Best months are a guide, not a rule. Shoulder seasons can be quieter and kinder on the budget, and we will always tell you honestly what a month is like.
