Best: Feb, Nov · Great: Mar-Apr, Oct
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on July and a markedly drier stretch around January. In February, expect highs around 10°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.
Trekking in Ladakh's high-altitude landscape and Shimla's colonial hill-station charm are the region's signature draws.
Try Himalayan thukpa (noodle soup) and momos, warming dishes suited to the altitude.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 8°/-10°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 10°/-7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/-3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/5°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/10°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/9°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/7°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/-5°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/-9°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).