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India in July

Mixed month. Monsoon everywhere except Ladakh; hill roads close with landslides; green, cheap and wet.

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MixedVoykit month rating for India

Monsoon everywhere except Ladakh; hill roads close with landslides; green, cheap and wet.

Northern plains · Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Amritsarrainy
Dense fog delays trains and flights in Dec–Jan; smog peaks in November; 45 °C in May–June.
Rajasthan · Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmerfine
Desert nights are cold in Dec–Jan; the monsoon is light but humid; Udaipur's lakes are fullest after it.
Himalayan hills · Shimla, Rishikesh, Darjeeling, Sikkimrainy
Landslides close roads in July–August; October–November gives the clearest mountain views.
Ladakh and Spiti · Leh, Nubra, Pangong, Spitibest weather
High desert above 3,000 m: roads over the passes open roughly June–October; winter is –20 °C.
Goa and the Konkan coast · Goa, Mumbai, Gokarnarainy
Beach shacks open November–April; Mumbai gets over 2 m of rain in the monsoon.
Kerala and the south-west · Kochi, Alleppey, Munnar, Varkalarainy
Two monsoons: the big one June–August and a second burst October–November.
Tamil Nadu and the east coast · Chennai, Madurai, Puducherry, Mamallapuramfine
Opposite rhythm: the north-east monsoon and cyclones hit October–December; January–February is the easy window.
Northeast · Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachalrainy
Meghalaya is among the wettest places on Earth; permits needed for Arunachal and parts of other states.