According to the Monsoon Report 2023 of Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Shimla Centre, monsoon arrived in most parts of Himachal on June 24, 2023. The earliest onset of monsoon in over a decade was on June 9, 2000, and the most delayed arrival on July 5, 2010. The rain surplus was 19% in June and a record 75% in July whereas August and September were 4% and 42% rain deficit, respectively.
Bengali tourists, who typically visit Shimla during Navratri have started arriving in Himachal Pradesh. Milad-un-Nabi, Gandhi Jayanti, long weekends cause rush