Best time to visit Bengaluru
The best time to visit Bengaluru is December–February, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
°C
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9 °C / 82 °F | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 5 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| February | 30 °C / 86 °F | 17.9 °C / 64 °F | 5 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| March | 32.4 °C / 90 °F | 20.6 °C / 69 °F | 18 mm / 0.7 in | good month |
| April | 33.5 °C / 92 °F | 22.4 °C / 72 °F | 40 mm / 1.6 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 31.8 °C / 89 °F | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 137 mm / 5.4 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 28.9 °C / 84 °F | 21.4 °C / 71 °F | 123 mm / 4.8 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 27.4 °C / 81 °F | 21 °C / 70 °F | 159 mm / 6.3 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 27.4 °C / 81 °F | 20.8 °C / 69 °F | 143 mm / 5.6 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 27.7 °C / 82 °F | 20.5 °C / 69 °F | 116 mm / 4.6 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 27.9 °C / 82 °F | 20.1 °C / 68 °F | 126 mm / 5 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 26.9 °C / 80 °F | 18.9 °C / 66 °F | 88 mm / 3.5 in | good month |
| December | 26.7 °C / 80 °F | 17.4 °C / 63 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: best
- Best
- December–February
- Good
- March, November
Bengaluru's dry season is best for exploring: December-February are warm, sunny and almost rainless; March is good despite building heat, and April turns too hot; the June-October monsoon brings heavy, afternoon-heavy rain that rules out most exploring days, with November good again as the rains ease.
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.3 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 1.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily high 27.9 °C / 82 °F, average daily low 16.7 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 64%.
Also on: Women's Premier League cricket.
February · best
In its favour: precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, feels like (high) 30.5 °C / 87 °F, wet days 0.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 17.9 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 54%.
Against: average daily high 30 °C / 86 °F.
Also on: Women's Premier League cricket.
March · good
In its favour: precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, wet days 2.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 50%, average daily low 20.6 °C / 69 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 33.5 °C / 92 °F, average daily high 32.4 °C / 90 °F.
November · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.4 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily high 26.9 °C / 80 °F, average daily low 18.9 °C / 66 °F, relative humidity 77%.
Against: wet days 10.8 days, precipitation 88 mm / 3.5 in, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 52%.
Also on: Diwali.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.4 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 17.4 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 73%.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 1963 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 28.3 °C | 30.5 °C | 33.5 °C | 35.9 °C | 35.2 °C | 30.9 °C | 28.7 °C | 29.3 °C | 30.1 °C | 30.5 °C | 28.4 °C | 27.4 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.1 days | 0.1 days | 0.5 days | 1.1 days | 4.7 days | 3.9 days | 4.5 days | 4.8 days | 3.6 days | 4.3 days | 2.5 days | 0.7 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 pm | 4 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 10.6 h | 11.4 h | 11.7 h | 11.7 h | 10.8 h | 8.9 h | 7.2 h | 7.6 h | 8.7 h | 9.1 h | 8.8 h | 9.5 h |
| Relative humidity | 64% | 54% | 50% | 56% | 71% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 73% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 30.5 µg/m³ | 26.9 µg/m³ | 27.7 µg/m³ | 27.5 µg/m³ | 24.5 µg/m³ | 10.6 µg/m³ | 5.2 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 24.4 µg/m³ | 25.8 µg/m³ | 26.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 44.4 µg/m³ | 43.1 µg/m³ | 42.2 µg/m³ | 43.2 µg/m³ | 38.4 µg/m³ | 16.1 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 18.8 µg/m³ | 39.6 µg/m³ | 37.8 µg/m³ | 39.9 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Women's Premier League cricket
January and February
- Navaratri
September and October, dates vary from year to year
- Diwali
October and November, dates vary from year to year