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What time of the year is the best to go trekking in the Western Ghats?
The Western Ghats are a convenient natural heat relief for inland India?s hot, humid highs. The focus is a tropical climate, with a rainy season lasting from July to September. The higher you go, it gets colder ? sometimes in the highlands below 10 ° C. So mostly avoid the western Ghats from July to September, which is like Monsoon. There could be floods on a strong year. There are also the bad years ? in 2018, nearly one million Keralans were displaced by flooding and mudslides caused by poor dam management.
That said, travelling in the rainy season is still worth considering. You?re going to see rare green landscapes and encounter fewer tourists. However, after October is a great time to visit the Western Ghats. You will be treated in the national parks with misty, chilly hill walks, and warm-to-hot days. When valley towns like Munnar dip below 10 ° C, situations cool down towards December.
Oshank Soni : Co-Founder at Trekmunk. Has travelled to 28 Indian States, has led more than 50 high altitude treks in the Indian Himalayas. He is an Investment Banker by profession but a traveller by passion. He has led treks in Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal. He is a NOLS certified First Aid Responder. Chasing the sun is his full-time job, a Storyteller, Travel photographer and Videographer at Insane Traveller Productions.