Best time to visit Nainital
The best time to visit Nainital is February–April and October–December, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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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 | 16.1 °C / 61 °F | 5.5 °C / 42 °F | 42 mm / 1.6 in | good month |
| February | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 7.7 °C / 46 °F | 50 mm / 2 in | best month |
| March | 23.6 °C / 74 °F | 11.1 °C / 52 °F | 47 mm / 1.8 in | best month |
| April | 28.1 °C / 83 °F | 15.1 °C / 59 °F | 35 mm / 1.4 in | best month |
| May | 29.5 °C / 85 °F | 17.9 °C / 64 °F | 71 mm / 2.8 in | good month |
| June | 29.4 °C / 85 °F | 20.5 °C / 69 °F | 227 mm / 8.9 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 27.1 °C / 81 °F | 21.5 °C / 71 °F | 518 mm / 20.4 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 27 °C / 81 °F | 21.3 °C / 70 °F | 477 mm / 18.8 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 26.9 °C / 80 °F | 19.7 °C / 67 °F | 264 mm / 10.4 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 25.1 °C / 77 °F | 14.6 °C / 58 °F | 84 mm / 3.3 in | best month |
| November | 21.8 °C / 71 °F | 10.1 °C / 50 °F | 5 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| December | 18.2 °C / 65 °F | 6.8 °C / 44 °F | 16 mm / 0.6 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: good
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- February–April, October–December
- Good
- January, May
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: precipitation 42 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, feels like (high) 14.3 °C / 58 °F, average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 5.5 °C / 42 °F, relative humidity 76%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19.2 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 50 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, wet days 6 days, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 7.7 °C / 46 °F, relative humidity 71%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 23.6 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 47 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, wet days 6.8 days, average daily low 11.1 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 63%.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.1 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 35 mm / 1.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 6 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily high 28.1 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 53%.
May · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 92%, precipitation 71 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily high 29.5 °C / 85 °F, average daily low 17.9 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 60%, wet days 12.1 days.
Against: feels like (high) 30.8 °C / 87 °F.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.1 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, days with heavy rain 1 days, wet days 7.8 days, average daily low 14.6 °C / 58 °F.
Against: relative humidity 77%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 21.1 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 21.8 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 10.1 °C / 50 °F, relative humidity 77%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.6 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.2 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 16 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 6.8 °C / 44 °F, relative humidity 76%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: good
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: good
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- November–March
- Good
- April, October
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, precipitation 42 mm / 1.6 in, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, feels like (high) 14.3 °C / 58 °F, average daily low 5.5 °C / 42 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 4 mph, daylight per day 10.5 h.
February · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.2 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 50 mm / 2 in, wet days 6 days, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 18 °C / 64 °F, average daily low 7.7 °C / 46 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph.
March · best
In its favour: precipitation 47 mm / 1.8 in, average daily high 23.6 °C / 74 °F, wet days 6.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily low 11.1 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 12 h, feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
April · good
In its favour: precipitation 35 mm / 1.4 in, wet days 6 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 12.9 h, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph.
Against: average daily high 28.1 °C / 83 °F, feels like (high) 28.1 °C / 83 °F.
October · good
In its favour: precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, days with heavy rain 1 days, wet days 7.8 days, average daily high 25.1 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily low 14.6 °C / 58 °F, daylight per day 11.5 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 5 mph.
Against: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F.
November · best
In its favour: average daily high 21.8 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 21.1 °C / 70 °F, average daily low 10.1 °C / 50 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, daylight per day 10.7 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 4 mph.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 18.2 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 16 mm / 0.6 in, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, feels like (high) 16.6 °C / 62 °F, average daily low 6.8 °C / 44 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wind (daily max) 6 km/h / 4 mph, daylight per day 10.3 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 127 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) | 14.3 °C | 18 °C | 23.2 °C | 28.1 °C | 30.8 °C | 32.4 °C | 31.9 °C | 31.8 °C | 30.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 21.1 °C | 16.6 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 1.1 days | 1.6 days | 1.2 days | 0.9 days | 1.4 days | 5.6 days | 16.9 days | 15.6 days | 6.8 days | 1 days | 0 days | 0.3 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 9.5 h | 9.9 h | 11.2 h | 12 h | 12.5 h | 11.3 h | 7.5 h | 7.9 h | 9.8 h | 10.7 h | 10.4 h | 9.6 h |
| Relative humidity | 76% | 71% | 63% | 53% | 60% | 71% | 89% | 89% | 86% | 77% | 77% | 76% |
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 | 41.9 µg/m³ | 27.6 µg/m³ | 21.9 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | 28.6 µg/m³ | 17.8 µg/m³ | 21.5 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 27.9 µg/m³ | 36.5 µg/m³ | 35.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 63.5 µg/m³ | 40.3 µg/m³ | 30.6 µg/m³ | 28.2 µg/m³ | 37.7 µg/m³ | 37.4 µg/m³ | 27.9 µg/m³ | 30.9 µg/m³ | 30.3 µg/m³ | 39.6 µg/m³ | 50.7 µg/m³ | 55.6 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.