Best time to visit Shimla

October is the best month in Shimla, scoring 96 out of 100, with January the weakest at 58. The 38-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. Only 3 months come close to the top, which makes the timing narrow.

May is the warmest month at 28.6 °C and January the coolest at 10.5 °C — a 18.1 °C spread across the year. 53 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. July to August carry the rain — up to 26 wet days in a month — while January, February, March, April, October, November and December drop as low as 1. That 25-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Shimla, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10.1 hours in winter to 14.2 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are October, April, November. The one to think twice about is January. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Shimla month by month