When to go · Chail
Chail in October
Great month. Inside Chail's best window: Apr–Oct (check).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Chail's best window: Apr–Oct (check).
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Chail in this guide.
Weather in October
- ChailHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 7 days
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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Chail, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
Oct: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Apr: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 7 (better)
Apr: 8
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
Oct: Medium
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Apr: 0
October: Inside Chail's best window: Apr–Oct (check).
April: Inside Chail's best window: Apr–Oct (check).
Chail: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings