Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
Mount Abu’s climate runs cooler than the Rajasthan plains all twelve months, and this guide breaks the year down season by season.
The seasons
| Season | Months | Temperature | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Apr-Jun | 25-33°C, the escape season | |||
| Monsoon | Jul-Sep | 20-28°C, the green season | |||
| Winter | Oct-Feb | 5-25°C, with near-zero nights |
The contrast is the point: desert heat versus hill-station cool, which is the core of the only-hill-station argument.
What the table means in practice: pack differently for each season. Summer days call for sun protection and water, even at 25-33°C, because the ridge sun is direct and the walking is exposed. Monsoon visitors need a rain layer and grippy shoes, since trails stay wet and the ghat road slows traffic in heavy rain. Winter is the surprise for plains visitors: afternoons can sit near 25°C while nights fall close to zero, so layered clothing rather than a single heavy jacket is the working answer. Rainfall concentrates in the monsoon months and the forest stays green well into October. The altitude, not the latitude, drives all of this; the same latitude in the plains runs dramatically hotter, which is exactly why the hill station exists and why its weather deserves its own guide rather than a Rajasthan average.