Best time to visit Delhi on a budget
When to visit Delhi for lower prices on flights, accommodation, and food — without sacrificing too much on weather or atmosphere.
Best month
October
Delhi's golden month — Dussehra and Diwali make October the greatest festival window in the world
↑Dussehra: giant burning Ravana effigies light up the night sky across the city
↑Diwali: every rooftop, street and temple blazes with diyas and fireworks
↑Perfect 20–30°C weather for outdoor festival gatherings and monument visits
All months ranked — Cheap travel
Best match
Delhi's golden month — Dussehra and Diwali make October the greatest festival window in the world
#1 for cheap travel
Best match
Holi transforms Delhi into the world's most colourful festival — a once-in-a-lifetime March experience
#2 for cheap travel
Best match
Spring warming brings city gardens into bloom and Holi approaching on the horizon
#3 for cheap travel
Strong option
Cool and misty winter days — Delhi is comfortable, affordable and uncrowded
#4 for cheap travel
Strong option
Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort is genuinely moving despite the monsoon backdrop
#5 for cheap travel
Strong option
Festive Delhi in cool winter — Christmas markets at Connaught Place and good sightseeing weather
#6 for cheap travel
Strong option
Post-festival calm and golden light — Delhi's pleasant winter season begins
#7 for cheap travel
Strong option
Heat arrives fast in April — manageable early month but increasingly intense by month end
#8 for cheap travel
Strong option
Monsoon retreats and Delhi begins to breathe again — the city slowly returns to life
#9 for cheap travel
Strong option
Monsoon cools the air but floods the streets — bearable with adjusted expectations and waterproof shoes
#10 for cheap travel
Avoid
Pre-monsoon chaos — extreme heat meets violent dust storms as the rains prepare to break
#11 for cheap travel
Avoid
Delhi's furnace month — 45–48°C heat makes outdoor sightseeing genuinely dangerous
#12 for cheap travel