when will winter start in delhi 2025

Winter in Delhi for the 2025–26 season is expected to really “feel like winter” from late November to early December 2025, with peak cold in December and January.

Quick Scoop: When Will Winter Start in Delhi 2025?

Usual winter pattern in Delhi

• Officially, Delhi’s winter season is considered from December to January, with minimum temperatures often dipping near 5 °C on colder days.

• Climatologically, winter “arrives” by early December, with minimum temperatures sliding into single digits and days turning comfortably cool to cold.

What to expect in late 2025

• For recent years, strong cold-day conditions and cold waves have become more marked in the latter half of December , with very low maximum temperatures and dense fog.

• In 2025, Delhi recorded one of its coldest late-December spells, with the coldest December day in six years on 31 December, showing that the harshest winter phase came in the second half of December 2025 and extended into early January 2026.

So, when will it “start” for you?

If by “when will winter start in Delhi 2025” you mean:

• Light winter feel (cool evenings, fan not always needed):
  Expect this from mid to late November 2025 , as night temperatures start dropping below about 15 °C and mornings feel crisp.

• Clear winter onset (single-digit minimum temperatures, sweaters/jackets daily):
  Typically from early December 2025 , when minimums often enter single digits and days turn consistently cool.

• Peak “Dilli ki sardi” (cold waves, very cold days, fog):
  Most likely in the second half of December 2025 through January 2026 , when cold-day and cold-wave conditions are most frequent.

Forum-type view: why does it feel “late” or “early”?

• In some recent years, people on forums have complained that “winters are arriving late” because November stays unusually warm and the real chill only kicks in closer to December’s end.

• At the same time, data shows nights can still be colder-than-normal even when days feel a bit warm, so depending on whether you focus on nights or days, you might call winter “early” or “late.”

In simple terms:

• Expect winter vibes from late November 2025.
• Expect proper “Dilli ki sardi” mainly from early to mid-December 2025 , with the sharpest cold in late December 2025 and January 2026.

Meta note (for you as a reader):
This is based on Delhi’s long-term climate norms and recent 2025 data, but exact dates can still shift by a couple of weeks due to yearly variations in Western Disturbances and broader climate patterns. Always check the India Meteorological Department’s short-term forecast as winter approaches for precise daily updates.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.