Rishikesh

    India

    The self-proclaimed Yoga Capital of the World draws spiritual seekers and whitewater rafters to the pristine upper Ganges.

    Warmest month is May at 34°C on average. Coolest is January at 19°C. Driest reading falls in November with 1 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹83 (~$1.00)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      ₹100 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for India, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      9h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      2,553 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to Jammu and Kashmir (except Ladakh) and the immediate India-Pakistan border area. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January19°7°C5
    February23°8°C5
    March27°10°C5
    April33°7°C5
    May34°8°C9
    June34°9°C15
    July31°5°C25
    August30°4°C25
    September30°5°C18
    October29°4°C3
    November25°5°C1
    December21°7°C2

    What to do

    • Raft the tumbling rapids of the Ganges River
    • Attend evening ashram chanting at Parmarth Niketan
    • Explore the abandoned Beatles Ashram in the jungle

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.