When to go · Mysore
Mysore in October
Great month. Inside Mysore's best window: Oct–Feb.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (85°F)85°F (29°C) / 20°C (67°F)67°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Mysore's best window: Oct–Feb.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Mysore in this guide.
Weather in October
- MysoreHighs around 29.4 °C (85 °F), lows around 19.7 °C (67 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 85 °F (29.4 °C), lows around 67 °F (19.7 °C), rain on about 12 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 Mysore, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 29.4 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.4 °C)
Jan: 29.3 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.3 °C)
Night low
Oct: 19.7 °C (67 °F)67 °F (19.7 °C)
Jan: 16.3 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16.3 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 12
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Jan: 1
October: Inside Mysore's best window: Oct–Feb.
January: Inside Mysore's best window: Oct–Feb.
Mysore: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast