Manali, India

If you're planning a nature-first trip, Manali deserves a close look. This India destination lies in mountain country, and its climate record peaks at a 92/100 sun score in May — 21°C afternoons under 48% average cloud cover.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 9°C (January) and 24°C (June). On the rain ledger, October is the safest bet at a 40% chance of a wet day, while July climbs to 76%. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on June–July.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 24°C against winter's 10°C, while rain-day odds move from 55% in winter and 50% in spring to 69% in summer and 45% through autumn. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 47).

Best months to visit Manali

Our month-by-month scoring puts May first (92/100), with June (91) and September (86) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — May–October all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip February if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 44/100.

Put against its 82 mountain peers in May, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 85% of them.

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The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 13 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 6–22°C band. Today's cached sun score is 92/100.