Delhi in October

In October, Delhi has a daily high of 33.0 °C (91.4 °F) and a daily low of 19.3 °C (66.7 °F), as 1991-2020 model estimates; figures in brackets are converted. The daily high is a model estimate, adjusted against station records. There is no data for rain: Not published: the model failed our station test in tropical cities.

Last updated 8 November 2026: back, with ERA5-Land model estimates.

Best time to visit Delhi: October misses our rule: days are 5.0 °C over our 28 °C (model estimates). Expect days that shorten by 48 min.

What October is like in Delhi

In October light, a walker's shadow falls on one white column after another in the Inner Circle of Connaught Place. Source: The Delhi Walla, checked 8 November 2026.
Prayers from many faiths ring out at Gandhi Smriti on Gandhi Jayanti, his birthday in October. Spinners sit at the charkha, the spinning wheel, during the programme. Source: Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Ministry of Culture, checked 8 November 2026.
The scent of the saptaparni tree drifts into balconies in Lutyens' Delhi on October evenings. Its other name is the Shaitan, or devil, tree. Source: Delhi Greens, checked 8 November 2026.

How we choose these portraits

Key figures

Weather in October, 1991-2020 model estimates

Daily high: 33.0 °C (91.4 °F)
Daily low: 19.3 °C (66.7 °F)
Rain: no data
Sunshine: no data

Model estimate 1991-2020, not a weather station: ERA5-Land model estimates (Copernicus), computed by City by Month for the grid cell nearest the city. Daily high: model estimate, adjusted against station records. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked 8 November 2026. How we make and test model estimates

Model estimate for the ERA5-Land grid cell at 28.7° N, 77.2° E, 4 km from the city centre point.

How we define and convert these figures

Notes. Rain: Not published: the model failed our station test in tropical cities. Sunshine: Not in our ERA5-Land estimates.

Daylight on 15 October 2026

Sunrise: 06:22 local time
Sunset: 17:52 local time
Day length: 11 h 30 min

Day length 1-31 October: 11 h 53 min to 11 h 05 min, -48 min.

How we compute daylight

Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked 3 October 2026.

Month by month

Each month: daily high in °C, 1991-2020 model estimates. Rain: no data.

ERA5-Land model estimates 1991-2020, as above, checked 8 November 2026.

This month against the year

Delhi: October ranked against the 12 months
Measure	October	Rank
Daily high	33.0 °C	6th coldest
Daily low	19.3 °C	6th coldest
Rain	no data	no data
Sunshine	no data	no data
Day length	11 h 30 min	5th shortest

Equal values share a rank. How we rank months

ERA5-Land model estimates 1991-2020, as above, checked 8 November 2026.

Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked 3 October 2026.

Public holidays this month

Delhi: public holidays in October 2026
Date	Holiday
2 October 2026 Friday	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
20 October 2026 Tuesday	Dussehra

Delhi: public holidays in October 2027
Date	Holiday
2 October 2027 Saturday	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
9 October 2027 Saturday	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
29 October 2027 Friday	Diwali (Deepavali)

Typed from the official lists for 2026 and 2027 and re-checked, 2 October 2026.

How we check holidays

Source: Official public holiday list (cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in), checked 2 October 2026; Official public holiday list (csir.res.in), checked 2 October 2026.

Same month in 8 model-estimate cities

Delhi is warmer than 7 of our 8 model-estimate cities in October by mean daily high. How we rank cities

Closest high and low in October: Mumbai (3.0 °C apart), Bangkok (3.3), Lisbon (6.9).

October in 8 model-estimate cities: daily high and low, monthly rain, 1991-2020 model estimates. Bars: high and low share one scale, coldest to warmest city; rain starts at zero.
City	Gap from Delhi, °C	High, °C	Low, °C	Rain, mm	Sunshine, hours
Delhi (this page)	—	33.0	19.3	no data	no data
Mumbai (closest)	3.0	32.2	24.5	no data	no data
Bangkok (closest)	3.3	31.5	24.3	no data	no data
Lisbon (closest)	6.9	22.5	16.1	79.7	no data
Sydney	7.7	22.8	14.1	59.4	no data
Porto	8.8	21.4	13.3	151.2	no data
Istanbul	9.0	20.2	14.2	75.8	no data
Melbourne	11.5	19.9	9.4	67.0	no data

Sources (1991-2020): ERA5-Land model estimates, checked 8 November 2026. Each city's page names its grid cell. All sources in full on Methodology.

All cities in October

Sources

Attribution: Copernicus Climate Change Service (2025): ERA5 Land hourly time-series data from 1950 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/ee82e357. Accessed on the check date shown. Generated using or contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked 8 November 2026.
NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked 3 October 2026.

Official sources

Official public holiday list (cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in). Checked 2 October 2026.
Official public holiday list (csir.res.in). Checked 2 October 2026.

Cite this page: City by Month. "Delhi in October: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/india/delhi/october/. Last updated 8 November 2026.