Delhi in May is brutal. I've sweated through enough summers here to know the moment April ends, you start counting days to escape.

After years of road-tripping across North India with friends, I've found five spots that genuinely stay cool when the plains feel like an oven.

• Chitkul, Himachal Pradesh sits at 3,450 metres. Even in June, you'll need a light jacket at night.

• **Chopta, Uttarakhand ** called India's mini Switzerland hovers around 10–15°C all summer. Barely anyone goes. That's the point.

• Spiti Valley stays dry, cold, and hauntingly beautiful through June while the rest of India melts.

• Lansdowne surprises most people just 250 km from Delhi, pine-covered, and peacefully uncrowded.

• Munsiyari is where serious hill lovers disappear in May. Temperature rarely crosses 18°C.

Pro-tip: Last summer, our group booked tempo traveller on rent in Delhi and hit three of these spots back to back: no flight stress, no luggage limits, no splitting into five different cabs.

Pack layers. Leave Friday night. Thank yourself Sunday.

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