Climate & Best time to visit Pench National Park

BEST TIME TO VISIT PENCH NATIONAL PARK

The Land of ‘Mogli’

Seasons

There are four distinct seasons in the area which is distinctly common to Central india – the summer from March to the second week of June (till the first shower of monsoon), the rainy season from the second week of June to almost first week of September and the winter from November to February.

Post Monsoon

The post monsoon period from middle of September to October has its own characteristics and has specific importance in connection with the flora, fauna, habitat and animal relationship.
To explore the forests, the best time to visit Pench National Park is from Oct till June.

Winters

Pench being situated in Central India is subjected to extreme and tropical weather. Month of January may also witness sub-zero temperatures and frost. Monsoon arrives in the second week of June.

Monthly weather chart for Pench National Park

Months	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min (°C)	1	10	22	30	35	25	20	19	19	12	6	3
Max (°C)	15	25	35	40	42	41	34	30	31	29	27	25

Note

Entry & exit timings have been fixed by PCCF(Wildlife) M.P.
The timings may be changed by the Park Management for management purposes.
Park is open for tourists from 1st of October to 30th of June.
Entry for park round is in the morning and in the evening Park remains closed for tourists in the afternoon of Wednesday

Jungle Safari Timings

Month	Date	Morning	Evening
October	01 – 31	6.00 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 6.00 (Exit Time)
November	01 – 30	6.15 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 5.45 (Exit Time)
December	01 – 31	6.30 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 5.30 (Exit Time)
January	01 – 31	6.45 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 5.45 (Exit Time)
February	01 – 28/29	6.30 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 6.15 (Exit Time)
March	01 – 31	6.15 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	3.00 (Entry Time) 6.30 (Exit Time)
April	01 – 30	5.45 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	4.00 (Entry Time) 6.45 (Exit Time)
May	01 – 31	5.30 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	4.00 (Entry Time) 7.00 (Exit Time)
June	01 – 30	5.30 (Entry Time) 11.00 (Exit Time)	4.00 (Entry Time) 7.00 (Exit Time)
July	01 – 31	Park close
August	01 – 31	Park close
September	01 – 30	Park close