Best Time to Visit Madhya Pradesh

The best time to visit Madhya Pradesh is in the winter months, anytime from October to March. Bhopal has an extremely pleasant climate, so all times of the year are good to travel. Gwalior, Mandu, Indore and Jabalpur can be very hot in summer months with the mercury climbing as high as 40°- 42° Celsius.

The best time to visit the National Parks in Madhya Pradesh differ slightly depending on which one you wish to visit: Bandhavgarh is good between November and June; for Kanha, the best time is February to June, though travellers would find the weather more comfortable during the cooler winter months of November to January. The parks are closed during the monsoon season from 1 July to 31 October, so plan accordingly.

Climate

Madhya Pradesh’s climate is either hot and arid or cold and dry with the maximum precipitation from June to October. Generally, rainfall decreases westward and northward; in the east and southeast it averages 60 inches or more, dropping to 40 inches or less in the west and less than 30 inches in the Chambal River valley to the north. With the annual rainfall ranging between 20 inches and 40 inches in the plateau region, the climate is breezy and temperate with summers tolerably warm and the winters pleasant. The northern parts of the state have extremes of temperature while the plains in the east and south are generally warm and humid.