SKIPin July
2.0/10Avoid
Deomali in July
Odisha, India
Monsoon rains make trails dangerously unstable with active landslide risk
1,672mhardbudget
Peak monsoon — the summit is unreachable
Why July scores 2.0/10
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Weather
Monsoon — trails closed
Who should go
- ✓Experienced trekkers / adventurers
Who should think twice
- ✗First-time travelers
- ✗Anyone with health conditions
- ✗Families with young children
- ✗everyone
All 12 Months
| Month | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0/10 | Peak — best trekking weather |
| February | 10.0/10 | February delivers the clearest summit panoramas |
| March | 8.0/10 | March at Deomali: 18–32°C, last comfortable trekking window before humidity builds. Dongria Kondh country dry and open — start summits pre-dawn to beat the sun. |
| April | 6.0/10 | April at Deomali: 22-36C at base, 18-28C on summit. Trek doable if you start before dawn; lower sections hot, upper ridge pleasant. |
| May | 4.0/10 | Hot |
| June | 4.0/10 | Monsoon |
| Julyviewing | 2.0/10 | Monsoon — trails closed |
| August | 2.0/10 | Monsoon |
| September | 6.0/10 | September sees the first trekkers return — trails still… |
| October | 8.0/10 | October trekking through green Eastern Ghats to Odisha highest… |
| November | 10.0/10 | November — the definitive Deomali trek month, crystal clear summit views |
| December | 10.0/10 | December at Deomali: 6–22°C at 1,672m, Odisha's highest peak genuinely cold at dawn. Clear skies make the summit push worth the early start. |
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