The city

01City Overview

What Gurugram is like

Gurugram is one of the centres of corporate India. Many big firms, such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Google, Microsoft and American Express, run their India operations from the glass towers of DLF Cyber City. Life here is modern and international. The trade-offs, air quality and traffic, are real and worth understanding before you commit.

02Culture & Heritage

Parks, art and culture

Gurugram is a young city.

Most of what you see was built after 2000, on former Haryana farmland. For older heritage you go into Delhi: Khan Market for galleries, Hauz Khas for design, India Gate and Lutyens for monuments, Lodhi Gardens for evening walks. Gurugram adds the modern side: Leisure Valley Park, DLF Cyber Hub, Galleria Market, modern art at MGF Metropolitan, and cultural events run by international companies and institutions.

Oct to Nov

Diwali Across NCR

Five days of light and fireworks. Gurugram's apartment complexes light up spectacularly; the corporate calendar revolves around Diwali parties. Note: coincides with peak air pollution week, if you have sensitive children, plan an out-of-NCR trip for the worst days. Joining the mithai-hamper exchange tradition helps strengthen bonding with your peers and neighbourhood.

Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0

Year-round

Leisure Valley, Cyber Hub & Galleria

Gurugram's everyday cultural and leisure anchors: Leisure Valley Park for open-air green space and events, DLF Cyber Hub for outdoor dining and live music, and Galleria Market for casual neighbourhood gatherings. For corporate transferees with families, accessible, year-round venues to relax and meet the community.

Year-round

Leisure Valley & DLF Golf

Leisure Valley Park is Gurugram's central green lung, landscaped gardens, walking trails, and an open-air amphitheatre for events. Nearby, the DLF Golf & Country Club offers manicured fairways and the city's most surprising patch of green. The easiest leafy escape from concrete Gurugram. Best at sunrise on a weekend, combine with breakfast in Galleria Market on the return.

Photo: Abhijit Kar Gupta from Kolkata, India, CC BY 2.0

March

Spring & NCR Cultural Calendar

March brings Holi (society courtyards turn into pools of colour for a morning), the India Art Fair, the India Design Forum, and prime safari season at Sariska and Ranthambore. The Jaipur Literature Festival every January draws many Gurugram corporate regulars. Spring is also when the Aravali biodiversity trails come to life.

Photo: Ursang, CC0

Year-round

Places of Worship

Gurugram is religiously diverse. The Sheetla Mata Mandir is the city's best-known Hindu temple, and neighbourhood mandirs, mosques, gurudwaras and churches serve communities across the sectors and DLF Phases. Delhi's major shrines, the Chhatarpur Temple, Jama Masjid, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and the Cathedral Church of the Redemption, are 30 to 60 minutes away. IKAN can point you to your nearest congregation.

03Climate

Weather through the year

Gurugram has Delhi's continental climate: very hot summers, a short monsoon and cold winters.

The biggest concern is air quality. From October to February pollution in Gurugram rises sharply. Coming from Mumbai, Bangalore or Hyderabad, the AQI (air quality index) is the biggest change to get used to. We strongly recommend a HEPA air purifier in every bedroom, and many families see them as essential.

Each month shows the average daily low and high in °C, from the India Meteorological Department's 1991 to 2020 normals for Gurugram. Checked 7 Oct 2026.