Delhi

  Climate

On your tour to New Delhi you can experience the fun of all the seasons. The climate of the city is hot and humid in the summers, and cold in the winters. The best time to visit New Delhi is during the spring seasons when the city is at its full beauty. During the months of February to April and August to November the city of Delhi has a pleasant climate. The city witnesses warm weather with temperature in summer rising up to 45 ^oC and the winters are also quite cold with temperature dropping as low as 5 ^oC. The cold wave from the Himalayan region makes winters very chilly. New Delhi is placed at an elevation of 215 meters. In addition to this, most of the festivals in New Delhi take place in the months of October to March, which adds to the beauty of the city.

Many different cultures, traditions and festivals form a part of the metropolitan city of New Delhi. All the major Indian festivals are celebrated here with full vigor. Color, gaiety, enthusiasm, feasts and a variety of prayers and rituals characterize festivals here. The multiplicity of the festivities that populate the cultural scene of this land attract most of the visitors who come on tour to New Delhi. All the major festivals of India are celebrated in New Delhi. The streets are a riot of color for Holi; they are brilliantly lit up for Diwali; giant effigies for Ravana are burnt on Dussehra, Durga idols are worshipped and immersed for Durga Puja, Santa clauses and Christmas trees make their presence felt around Christmas, Id-ul-Fitr, Guru Nanak's birthday and other religious days of the Muslims and Sikhs are celebrated with joy and friendship. You can enjoy all these festivals on your tour to New Delhi.

Major tourist attractions on your tour to New Delhi include Lotus Temple, Dilli Haat, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Jama Masjid, Jantar Mantar, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, National Science Center, Nehru Planetarium, Parliament House, Purana Quila, Qutab Minar Complex, Rajghat, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Red Fort.