Wise and mysterious India is a country in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent, washed from the south by the Indian Ocean from the west - the Arabian Sea, and from the east - the Bay of Bengal.

Forever blooming India boasts a huge amount of precipitation. But this is only for the benefit of its lush vegetation. It rains often afraid tourists who are going on holiday in this country.

And although considered to be the best time to travel to India between October and March, each season has its own unique beauty. Much depends on the choice of area. So, in the Thar desert in the West there are virtually no precipitation, and East of the earth richly impregnated with rain water, providing a lush plant growth and a variety of wildlife. The South is always warm, and in the North the winter is cold enough.

Seasons

Contents:

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Spring in India

Spring on the Indian calendar begins on European, in March, with only 20-th. This time of the northeast monsoon, bringing dry and hot weather over a wide area of the country. At this time of year the daily temperature ranges from +27 +30 °C (81-86 °F). Lovers of sun and beach holiday you should choose to travel this time. Already on 20 may the Indian summer begins, or grisma. So at this time would be quite hot, over degrees

Spring in India – a period of lush flowering. But the bright colors not only in nature. In March, the country celebrates Holi – festival of colors. This is sort of a spring festival, honoring the forces of fertility. Residents paint their bodies with colors. It is often possible to see someone pour coloured water. Cheerful celebrations are accompanied by consumption of the drink bhange, fluid from juice, milk and hemp leaves.

Climate of the Spring Months

March Max average t°: +29 °C (84 °F) Min average t°: +14 °C (57 °F) Sundial in the day: 8 hours Rainy days: 2 days Precipitation: 17 mm (0.7")

April Max average t°: +36 °C (97 °F) Min average t°: +20 °C (68 °F) Sundial in the day: 9 hours Rainy days: 1 day Precipitation: 7 mm (0.3")

May Max average t°: +40 °C (104 °F) Min average t°: +26 °C (79 °F) Sundial in the day: 8 hours Rainy days: 1 day Precipitation: 8 mm (0.3")

(New Delhi)

Spring Holidays

February-March – Holi the festival of spring.
March, 8 – International Women's Day and Birthday of Swami Saraswati Dayananda.
March, 17 – St. Patrick.
March, 21 – New Year the Baha'is.
March, 21-22 – Navruz (Jamshed Navroz), the New year of the Zoroastrians.
March, 24 – palm Sunday.
March-April – Mahavira Jayanti, the birthday of founder of Jainism.
March-April – Easter.

April, 21 – Celebration in honor of Ramnavami Frame.
April-May – Buddha Jayanti, Buddha's birthday, the main celebration of Buddhists.
April – Baisakhi, the first day of the Hindu new year and is one of the major holidays of Sikhism.
April-May –Eid-ul-Azha (Eid-ul-brownie / cub scout law, Bakr-Eid), the Feast of sacrifice is one of the two main holidays of the Muslims.

May, 1 - Labour Day.
May, 9 – Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore.
May, 11 – national technology day.
May – Trinity.

Summer in India

Indian child lasts from 20 may to 20 July. And then begins the monsoon season with high rainfall. Heat over +35 °C (95 °F), high humidity, comfortable conditions for reproduction of insects, so insect repellent is hard to do.

Rainy Season (June to October)

Heavy rains often scare away tourists. But there in the monsoon season and its own charm – all the dust, dirt and even trash, mercilessly washed away by rain streams, giving the cities an extraordinary purity. The most comfortable air temperature in this period in the mountainous regions of the Himalayas +18 +30 °C (64-86 °F) and in the South of the country. The North receives 75% of all annual precipitation..

Climate of the Summer Months

June Max average t°: +39 °C (102°F) Min average t°: +28 °C (82 °F) Sundial in the day: 6 hours Rainy days: 4 days Precipitation: 65 mm (2.5")

July Max average t°: +35 °C (95 °F) Min average t°: +27 °C (81 °F) Sundial in the day: 6 hours Rainy days: 12 days Precipitation: 210 mm (8.3")

August Max average t°: +34 °C (93 °F) Min average t°: +26 °C (79 °F) Sundial in the day: 6 hours Rainy days: 11 days Precipitation: 175 mm (6.9")

(New Delhi)

Summer Holidays

July, 24 – Guru Purnima, the Day of honoring the guru.

August, 15 – Independence Day, Swatantrata divas is a national holiday.
August, 20 – the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi.

August-September – janmashtami, Krishna's birthday.
August-September – Chaturthi Ganesh (Vinayak), the birthday of Ganesha.
August – Khordad Sal, the birthday of Zarathustra – the main feast of the community of the Parsees.

Autumn in India

Indian autumn is called the season of velvet, which is so fond of tourists. At this time it is not hot, but warm enough and comfortable. It is the harvest time of apples, fiery pepper, rice and other crops. In the fall of the country be overrun by tourists, hurrying to enjoy the comfort of leaving warm days and visit the National parks with rare animals.

Dry Season (November to May)

It is in these warm days of the year takes place in India, a whole series of events. It begins with the celebration of the birth of Chaturthi deity Ganesha, depicted with the head of the elephant. It is not without the day of the harvest festival Onam. It is traditionally celebrated in Kerala and is full of songs, colors, a variety of entertainment events. Don't forget Diwali is celebrated throughout the festival of lights symbolizing victory of light over darkness.

Climate of the Autumn Months

September Max average t°: +34 °C (93 °F) Min average t°: +24 °C (75 °F) Sundial in the day: 7 hours Rainy days: 6 days Precipitation: 150 mm (5.9")

October Max average t°: +34 °C (93 °F) Min average t°: +18 °C (64 °F) Sundial in the day: 9 hours Rainy days: 2 days Precipitation: 30 mm (1.2")

November Max average t°: +28 °C (82 °F) Min average t°: +11 °C (52 °F) Sundial in the day: 9 hours Rainy days: 0 days Precipitation: 0 mm (0.0")

(New Delhi)

Autumn Holidays

September, 7 – Jewish New Year.
September, 5-7 – Teacher's Day.
September, 16 – the Feast of Yom Kippur.
September-October – Dashahra (Dussera, Dushera, Durga-Puja), the day of worship of Devi, one of the most popular holidays.

October – 10-day celebration of Navaratri and Dasera.
October, 2 – Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
October – Eid-Milad (Bars wafat), the feast day of prophet Muhammad.
October-November – Diwali (Deepavali, Bundy Khor Divas), the Festival of lights and the goddess of prosperity Diwali is one of the most popular national holidays and last day of the year according to the Hindu calendar.
October-November – the best Annakut or varṣas, the New Year on the Hindu calendar.

November – the Beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan for Muslims.
November, 2 – Dan Teras, a Day of worship of Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and wealth.
November, 12 – birthday of the founder of the Baha'i faith Baha-Ulla.
November, 14 – Children's Day (Bal divas) and the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru.
November, 19 – the birthday of Indira Gandhi and Dev Diwali (Tripurari Purnima) festival in honor of Shiva, day internal cleanse.

Winter in India

Lovers of winter sports choose to stay just this time of year, as December in the Himalayas open ski resorts. But in other parts of the country is quite comfortable for relaxing and excursions. At this time, the flow of tourists to India increases even more. It is worth noting that winter in this country migratory birds come, so this is the best time of year to observe them.

Christians in India celebrate Christmas and new year holidays. And in January in the Northern part of India start celebrating the end of winter – Lori. For this month, as a rule, the harvest festival Pongal.

Climate of the Winter Months

December Max average t°: +23 °C (73 °F) Min average t°: +7 °C (45 °F) Sundial in the day: 8 hours Rainy days: 1 day Precipitation: 5 mm (0.2")

January Max average t°: +21 °C (70 °F) Min average t°: +6 °C (43 °F) Sundial in the day: 7 hours Rainy days: 3 days Precipitation: 25 mm (1.0")

February Max average t°: +24 °C (75 °F) Min average t°: +10 °C (50 °F) Sundial in the day: 8 hours Rainy days: 2 days Precipitation: 20 mm (0.8")

(New Delhi)

Winter Holidays

December, 25 – Christmas.

January, 1 – New Year.
January, 26 – Gantantra divas, Republic Day. The main national holiday of India.

February, 4 – the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
February, 17 – Festival in honor of Saraswati Vasant a Paci.
February, 26 – the Feast of Purim.
February, 28 – National Science Day.