When to go · Mandi
Mandi in October
Great month. Inside Mandi's best window: Apr–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Mandi's best window: Apr–Oct.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Mandi in this guide.
Weather in October
- MandiHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 6 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 Mandi, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Apr: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Oct: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 6
Apr: 6
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
Oct: Medium
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Apr: 0
October: Inside Mandi's best window: Apr–Oct.
April: Inside Mandi's best window: Apr–Oct.
Mandi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings