When to go · Dehradun
Dehradun, month by month
The best months for Dehradun: Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: May, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov). Across India: Peak for Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa; fog in the north delays trains and flights in the mornings.20 °C / 7 °C, 3 rain days68 °F / 45 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.23 °C / 9 °C, 4 rain days73 °F / 48 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- MarchGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.27 °C / 13 °C, 4 rain days81 °F / 55 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.33 °C / 17 °C, 3 rain days91 °F / 63 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAvoidOutside the best window (Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov). Across India: Hottest month on the plains; only the Himalaya and Ladakh (opening late May) work.35 °C / 21 °C, 4 rain days95 °F / 70 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov). Across India: Monsoon arrives in Kerala and moves north; Ladakh and Spiti are the pick.34 °C / 23 °C, 10 rain days93 °F / 73 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon, heaviest rain of the year), late Jul–early Aug (Kanwar Yatra crowds on the Delhi road).31 °C / 24 °C, 20 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (monsoon, heaviest rain of the year), late Jul–early Aug (Kanwar Yatra crowds on the Delhi road).30 °C / 23 °C, 20 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- SeptemberGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.30 °C / 21 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 70 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.29 °C / 16 °C, 3 rain days84 °F / 61 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGreatInside Dehradun's best window: Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov.26 °C / 11 °C, 1 rain days79 °F / 52 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov). Across India: Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa at their best; book the Christmas–New Year week far ahead.22 °C / 8 °C, 2 rain days72 °F / 46 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday