Best Time to Visit Bhimtal: Boating Season & Weather by Month

Bhimtal is a lake town at about 1,370 m in Nainital district, 22 km from Nainital and 22 km from Kathgodam. Its lake is bigger and calmer than Naini Lake, with an island cafe and aquarium in the middle, the old Bhimeshwar Mahadev temple by the dam, and smaller lakes like Naukuchiatal close by.

Best for boatingMar - Jun
Clear and calmOct - Dec
Cold but quietJan - Feb
RainyJul - Sep
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Bhimtal at a glance, month by month

JanCold, quiet
FebCool
MarPleasant
AprBoating weather
MayPeak season
JunBusy, warm
JulHeavy rain
AugHeavy rain
SepGreen, rain easing
OctClear, calm
NovCrisp, quiet
DecCold, clear
BestOkayAvoid

Seasons in Bhimtal

Spring & summer

Best
Mar - Jun · roughly 15 to 30°C

Warm, sunny days on the water. Weekends in May and June get crowded.

Suits: Families, boating

Monsoon

Avoid
Jul - Sep

Very green, but heavy rain stops boating at times and landslides can slow the hill roads.

Suits: Rain lovers

Autumn & early winter

Best
Oct - Dec · roughly 5 to 22°C

Clear skies, still water and fewer people. Evenings turn cold by December.

Suits: Couples, photography

Winter

Okay
Jan - Feb · roughly 2 to 15°C

Cold mornings and nights, sunny afternoons. Snow is rare at the lake.

Suits: Quiet stays

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Near Bhimtal

Kainchi Dham≈ 9 km

Kainchi Dham

Neem Karoli Baba's ashram on the Shipra river
Nainital≈ 9 km

Nainital

Lake town of the Kumaon hills
≈ 17 km

Mukteshwar

A quiet Kumaon hilltop with an old Shiva temple and a wall of snow peaks
Almora≈ 30 km

Almora

The old Chand capital on a horseshoe ridge, with sweets, temples and snow views
≈ 33 km

Bagwal Mela, Devidhura

Eight minutes of shields, flying fruit and faith in the hills of Champawat
≈ 35 km

Ranikhet

The 'queen's meadow': a clean, green cantonment town in Kumaon