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Chapter 5 | Section 4
Chapter 5 | Section 4
Updated: June 7, 2026

Winter Bristles (December-February)

Updated: June 7, 2026
A neat stack of folded winter layers — sweater, scarf, woollen cap and gloves.

Nights can drop to 2–5°C (36–41°F), while daytime hovers around a pleasant 20°C (68°F). Hotels may not have great heating — Delhi was not built for cold, and many buildings respond to winter the way a beach house responds to snow: with confusion and inadequacy. The hotels I recommend later are a different story.

Pack layers. The one great advantage of winter is that you can walk greater distances with relative ease — essential when exploring Old Delhi’s lanes or the broad avenues around Connaught Place.

Just keep that N95 mask on, and you’ll be fine.

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