Known as the ‘Varanasi of Hills’, Mandi is a beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh that is decorated with amazing landscapes and religious temples. The weather in Mandi is like any other town in the northern part of India, with summers being warm but pleasant and winters being extreme with temperatures dropping down to sub zero levels. Monsoons in Mandi are quite generous with a decent amount of rainfall making the land wet. Having stated the above, the summer season is the best time to visit Mandi, due to the pleasant climate and favourable weather conditions seen during this season. Read on to decide which weather and season is a good time for you to go visit Mandi.

The summer season in Mandi starts by the end of March or the start of April and continues all the way until the month of June. This is the best time to visit Mandi as the weather is not too warm and not too cold. Temperatures during the day rise up to a maximum of 32°C, while the nights see a temperature of an average minimum of 20°C. The days are warm, but always pleasant and the nights are cool with the breeze always blowing. Mandi is a getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city life and from the hot Indian summers. This is also a good time to engage in various adventure sports.

The months after the warm summer is succeeded by the monsoon that starts in July and ends in September. During these months, Mandi sees a good amount of rainfall that makes the land completely wet and slippery. There are chances of landslides occurring during this time, which makes the region dangerous to visit. The temperatures in the day approximately rise to 25°C and by the night it goes down to an average of 15°C, making the atmosphere quite chilly. These months see heavy rainfall, which makes Mandi absolutely gorgeous and brings out the natural beauty of the place.

If you are a snow lover, visiting Mandi during the winter season is an absolute amazing thing to do! During the winter months that stretch from October to February, the hill station is blessed with an immense amount of snow that makes the place so pristine and tranquil. The soft snow on the undulating slopes of Mandi make the region look so very beautiful. Temperatures range from a high of 5°C -10°C to a low of -10°C. The extreme weather in this season is harsh, but the natural beauty of snow clad mountains and pine forests covered in snow is absolutely breathtaking.