Best value season · India
The cheapest months to travel to India
The cheapest time to travel to India is its shoulder season, when flights and hotels ease off and the crowds thin out, but the weather is still good enough to enjoy. Here's how the year breaks down by value, from real climate data for Mumbai.
Best value
December, October
shoulder season
Cheapest
June, May
low season, check weather
Priciest / busiest
February, January
peak season
The year by value
Each month tagged by season, with the typical daytime high in Mumbai.
29°C · 3mm rain
31°C · 0mm rain
34°C · 5mm rain
33°C · 0mm rain
33°C · 97mm rain
30°C · 369mm rain
28°C · 876mm rain
28°C · 345mm rain
28°C · 522mm rain
31°C · 68mm rain
32°C · 7mm rain
31°C · 33mm rain
Go for best value
December, October, April: shoulder season keeps most of the good weather while flights, hotels and crowds all ease off.
Cheapest, with a catch
June, May are the lowest prices, but check the weather first, this is India's off season for a reason.
Peak, plan ahead
February, January, November bring the best weather but the highest prices and biggest crowds. Book early or shift to the shoulder.
Cheapest flights to India
Timing the trip is half of it; the airfare is the other half. See the cheapest months to fly, by where you're coming from.
A local knows the festivals, monsoon quirks and quiet weeks that a price calendar can't show.
Season bands are derived from Open-Meteo climate data for Mumbai (real temperature and rainfall). "Cheapest" reflects demand: shoulder and low seasons see lower flight and hotel prices and thinner crowds.