Best time to visit Western Ghats

If you’d rather leave the mac at home, avoid the Southwest Monsoon from July to September. On a good year, there might be flooding. Then there are the bad years – flooding and landslides exacerbated by poor dam management displaced almost one million Keralans in 2018. That said, it’s still worth considering travelling in rainy season. You’ll see impossibly green landscapes and meet fewer tourists. The best time to visit the Western Ghats, however, is after October. You’ll be treated to misty cool hill walks and warm-to-hot days in the national parks. Things cool down towards December, when hill towns like Munnar dip below 10°C.