{"id":17812,"date":"2026-05-21T23:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/21\/7-coolest-small-towns-in-india-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:32:38","slug":"7-coolest-small-towns-in-india-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=17812","title":{"rendered":"7 coolest small towns in India to escape the summer heat in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131243766,imgsize-2482874.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>Gulmarg is a small hill station, in Baramullah district offers a breathtaking view to summer blooms. It\u2019s all lush green meadows, massive pine forests, wildflowers, and snow-capped peaks in the distance. The town is effortlessly peaceful without trying too hard, and the cool breeze makes even a random afternoon walk feel amazing with a typical daytime temperature ranging between  15\u201325 \u00b0C<\/p>\n<p>You absolutely have to do the Gulmarg Gondola ride. Go high enough, and you\u2019ll still find snow patches even in the middle of summer. You can also go to Gulmarg Biosphere Reserve, known for forest trails, birdlife. Otherwise, it\u2019s all about wandering through the meadows, finding epic viewpoints, or just sitting outside and soaking in the endless mountain views.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credits: Canva<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/travel\/destinations\/7-coolest-small-towns-in-india-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-2026\/photostory\/131243766.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gulmarg is a small hill station, in Baramullah district offers a breathtaking view to summer blooms. It\u2019s all lush green meadows, massive pine forests, wildflowers, and snow-capped peaks in the distance. The town is effortlessly peaceful without trying too hard, and the cool breeze makes even a random afternoon walk feel amazing with a typical&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}