When to go · Kotagiri
Kotagiri in October
Great month. Inside Kotagiri's best window: Sep–Feb.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Kotagiri's best window: Sep–Feb.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Kotagiri in this guide.
Weather in October
- KotagiriHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °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 Kotagiri, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Oct: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 7
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Jan: 1
October: Inside Kotagiri's best window: Sep–Feb.
January: Inside Kotagiri's best window: Sep–Feb.
Kotagiri: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.