Region · India
Where to stay in Assam
This guide covers 11 destinations in Assam, a first-level administrative division of India, with 256 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU).
- Destinations in this guide
- 11
- Places to stay
- 256
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to February
- Main airport
- GAULokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
Destinations
Destinations in Assam
Every destination in this guide in Assam, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guwahati | 1,116,267 | 214 | GAU · 18 km |
| Jorhat | 153,249 | 14 | JRH · 4 km |
| Dibrugarh | 154,019 | 13 | DIB · 12 km |
| Tezpur | 100,437 | 11 | TEZ · 10 km |
| Tinsukia | 99,507 | 2 | DIB · 34 km |
| Bhuragaon | 106,140 | 1 | TEZ · 64 km |
| Goalpara | 56,162 | 1 | GAU · 97 km |
| Silchar | 228,985 | IXS · 21 km | |
| Nagaon | 147,137 | TEZ · 41 km | |
| Barpeta | 70,342 | GAU · 63 km | |
| Sribhumi | 56,854 | ZYL · 52 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Assam
256 hotels in Assam recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Assam
From the climate of 11 destinations in Assam with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 of 11 | 24 °C | 15 mm |
| February | 11 of 11 | 26 °C | 24 mm |
| March | 1 of 11 | 30 °C | 55 mm |
| April | 0 of 11 | 30 °C | 189 mm |
| May | 0 of 11 | 31 °C | 313 mm |
| June | 0 of 11 | 32 °C | 388 mm |
| July | 0 of 11 | 32 °C | 422 mm |
| August | 0 of 11 | 32 °C | 343 mm |
| September | 0 of 11 | 32 °C | 278 mm |
| October | 0 of 11 | 30 °C | 138 mm |
| November | 11 of 11 | 28 °C | 15 mm |
| December | 11 of 11 | 25 °C | 7 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Assam
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Assam name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
TEZ · Tezpur Airport
DIB · Dibrugarh Airport
JRH · Jorhat Airport
IXS · Silchar Airport
ZYL · Osmany International Airport
SHL · Shillong Airport
IXI · Lilabari North Lakhimpur Airport
HGI · Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi Airport
AJL · Lengpui Airport
DMU · Dimapur Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Assam, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in India
Regional holidays observed in Assam
Nearby
Regions near Assam
Other regions of India with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.