When to go · Amritsar
Amritsar in October
Great month. Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 16°C61°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Amritsar's best window: Oct–Mar.
Weather in October
- AmritsarHighs around 32 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 1 dayHighs around 90 °F, lows around 61 °F, rain on about 1 day
- Northern plains, India · Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Amritsarfine
Dense fog delays trains and flights in Dec–Jan; smog peaks in November; 45 °C in May–June.Dense fog delays trains and flights in Dec–Jan; smog peaks in November; 113 °F in May–June.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Durga Puja and Dussehra big impact
~17–21 Oct 2026 (check) · India
Kolkata's pandals draw millions; trains to the east sell out; effigies burnt across the north on Dussehra.
Diwali big impact
~8 Nov 2026; ~29 Oct 2027 (check) · India
Biggest travel week of the year: trains and flights full, fireworks for days, smog spikes in the north.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · India overall
- Medium
- Prices · India overall
- Medium
India overall: Post-monsoon clarity in the north and hills; Durga Puja and Dussehra; the south-east coast turns wet.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen