When to go · Kota
Kota in October
Great month. Inside Kota's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 19
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Kota's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Kota in this guide.
Weather in October
- KotaHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 19 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 Kota, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 35 °C (95 °F)95 °F (35 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Oct: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 19
Jan: 6 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Jan: 1
October: Inside Kota's best window: Oct–Mar.
January: Inside Kota's best window: Oct–Mar.
Kota: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast