When to go · Kotdwar
Kotdwar in October
Great month. Inside Kotdwar's best window: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Kotdwar's best window: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Kotdwar in this guide.
Weather in October
- KotdwarHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 3 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 Kotdwar, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Mar: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Oct: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Mar: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 3 (better)
Mar: 5
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Mar: 1
October: Inside Kotdwar's best window: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
March: Inside Kotdwar's best window: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Kotdwar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.