When to go · Pulwama
Pulwama in October
Great month. Inside Pulwama's best window: Sep–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- India overall
- Prices
- Medium
- India overall
Verdict
Inside Pulwama's best window: Sep–Mar.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Pulwama in this guide.
Weather in October
- PulwamaHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °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 Pulwama, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Night low
Oct: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 6
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 2
Jan: 1
October: Inside Pulwama's best window: Sep–Mar.
January: Inside Pulwama's best window: Sep–Mar.
Pulwama: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings