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When to go · Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji in October

Great month. Inside Cherrapunji's best window: Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (waterfalls still running, roads passable); Jun–Sep for maximum falls but heavy rain.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
24°C (75°F) / 15°C (59°F)
average high / low
Rain days
9
Crowds
Medium
India overall
Prices
Medium
India overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Cherrapunji

Inside Cherrapunji's best window: Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (waterfalls still running, roads passable); Jun–Sep for maximum falls but heavy rain.

Is another month better than October?

No other month rates higher than October for Cherrapunji in this guide.

Weather in October

Long-term averages
  • CherrapunjiHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 9 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 Cherrapunji, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Oct: Great

    Mar: Great

  • Daytime high

    Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)

  • Night low

    Oct: 15 °C (59 °F)

    Mar: 12 °C (54 °F)

  • Rain days

    Oct: 9

    Mar: 6 (better)

  • Crowds

    Oct: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Oct: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Oct: 2

    Mar: 1

October: Inside Cherrapunji's best window: Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (waterfalls still running, roads passable); Jun–Sep for maximum falls but heavy rain.

March: Inside Cherrapunji's best window: Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (waterfalls still running, roads passable); Jun–Sep for maximum falls but heavy rain.

Cherrapunji: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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