Climbing in India

When to go

India has something in season in every month. The high valleys of Ladakh and Himachal are for summer and autumn. The south, the west and Delhi are for winter. Spiti in winter is for ice.

The climbing season for each major area by month, with the average day high in degrees Celsius
AreaJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Suru valleyBouldering · 2,922 m-7°out of season-5°out of season-1°out of season4°out of season9°out of season16°half season22°in season22°in season19°in season11°half season1°out of season-5°out of season
SethanBouldering · 2,497 m4°out of season, wet6°out of season, wet9°half season, wet13°in season, wet17°in season20°in season20°out of season, wet20°out of season, wet19°in season, wet15°in season10°in season, wet7°half season, wet
Spiti valleyIce, single and multi-pitch · 3,833 m-9°in season-8°in season-5°in season-1°half season4°out of season11°out of season18°out of season19°out of season15°out of season7°out of season0°half season-6°in season
RakchhamBouldering · 3,138 m-3°out of season-2°out of season2°half season6°in season11°in season17°in season19°out of season, wet19°half season17°in season12°in season6°in season1°half season
DhaujTrad (lead), bouldering · 212 m19°in season24°in season29°half season36°out of season39°out of season38°out of season34°out of season, wet32°out of season, wet33°out of season32°half season27°in season22°in season
BelapurSport, bouldering · 184 m30°in season33°in season34°half season35°out of season34°out of season30°out of season, wet27°out of season, wet27°out of season, wet28°out of season, wet31°half season33°in season31°in season
SinhagadSport, trad · 1,154 m25°in season28°in season30°half season33°out of season32°out of season25°out of season, wet22°out of season, wet22°out of season, wet23°out of season, wet25°half season25°in season25°in season
BadamiSport, trad · 564 m30°in season33°in season36°half season37°out of season37°out of season31°out of season, wet29°out of season, wet29°out of season29°out of season, wet30°half season30°in season30°in season
HampiBouldering · 419 m31°in season34°in season37°half season38°out of season37°out of season32°out of season30°out of season30°out of season30°out of season31°half season31°in season30°in season
Bengaluru cragsSport, trad, bouldering · 699 m29°in season32°in season34°half season35°out of season33°out of season30°out of season28°out of season, wet29°out of season29°out of season, wet29°half season, wet28°in season28°in season

In seasonHalf season: possible, not the bestWet month, 150 mm of rain or moreNumbers are the average day high in °C.

Suru valley

Ladakh · Kargil. The usual season is Jul–Sep.

Average weather at Suru valley by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day-7-5-14916222219111-5
Low °C by night-14-13-10-6-1411106-1-8-14
Rain mm788382773766755140314840

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 2,922 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Sethan

Himachal Pradesh · near Manali. The usual season is Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Average weather at Sethan by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day46913172020201915107
Low °C by night-3-11581215151272-2
Rain mm32226524518213513234227815194170166

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 2,497 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Spiti valley

Himachal Pradesh · around Kaza. The usual season is Dec–Mar.

Average weather at Spiti valley by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day-9-8-5-141118191570-6
Low °C by night-16-15-12-9-42884-4-10-15
Rain mm897778613236856562203531

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 3,833 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Rakchham

Himachal Pradesh · Sangla valley. The usual season is Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Average weather at Rakchham by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day-3-22611171919171261
Low °C by night-11-10-8-505111170-5-9
Rain mm106949364447519212988303836

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 3,138 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Dhauj

Delhi NCR · Faridabad. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Dhauj by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day192429363938343233322722
Low °C by night81216222528272625201510
Rain mm2815351232582351711292086

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 212 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Belapur

Navi Mumbai · Maharashtra. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Belapur by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day303334353430272728313331
Low °C by night171821232525242423232119
Rain mm513125417746486416131913

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 184 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Sinhagad

Pune · Maharashtra. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Sinhagad by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day252830333225222223252525
Low °C by night121416181919191818171513
Rain mm4366272293872992341101710

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 1,154 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Badami

Karnataka. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Badami by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day303336373731292929303030
Low °C by night181922242523222222212018
Rain mm11511481571871391611122511

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 564 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Hampi

Karnataka. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Hampi by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day313437383732303030313130
Low °C by night182023252624232323222019
Rain mm21313411081331021391043614

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 419 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.

Bengaluru crags

Karnataka · around Bengaluru. The usual season is Nov–Feb.

Average weather at Bengaluru crags by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day293234353330282929292828
Low °C by night171820222222212121201918
Rain mm104153012413116214415216010844

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 699 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.