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Pet sitting in Bengaluru: the local guide
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Quick answer
Bengaluru has no mandatory pet dog licence yet: the five City Corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority have the power to license pets, but no bye-law is in force (17 October 2026). Two vet hospitals in the city state round-the-clock hours for their branch.
It is the mildest of Petym's cities, April is the hottest month at a 34.1 °C average high, and its heaviest rain falls in September and October. Petym is not taking bookings in Bengaluru yet; this page is the guide while sitters are verified.
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Bengaluru at a glance
- Pet dog licence
- Not mandatory yet
- Round-the-clock vets
- 3 confirmed
- Hottest month
- April · 34.1 °C average high
- Wettest month
- September · 208.3 mm
- Coolest month
- January · 16.1 °C average low
The pet dog licence in Bengaluru
No licence is mandatory today. As of 17 October 2026, no pet dog licensing bye-law is in force in Bengaluru, and none of the city's official websites offers a pet registration service.
Emergency vets in Bengaluru
Bengaluru has two branches that state round-the-clock hours for that branch. Several chains advertise 24-hour care for the chain as a whole; they are not listed until a branch states it.
Open 24 hours
Jeeva Pet Hospital, JP Nagar branch
J. P. Nagar 1st PhasePrivate
Open 24 hours
Crown Vet Koramangala
Koramangala 5th BlockPrivate
The clinic’s own page asks you to call ahead to confirm timings.
Open 24 hours
Supertails+ Kalyan Nagar Pet Clinic & Grooming Centre
Banaswadi (Kalyan Nagar)Private
Bengaluru’s weather, month by month
Averages for 1991 to 2020 at the Bengaluru city observatory station, from India Meteorological Department, unless a row names another source.
- Hottest month
- April, with an average daily high of 34.1 °C (March 33.4 °C, May 33.1 °C).
- Highest on record
- 39.2 °C on 25 April 2016.
- Rain
- 1,077.6 mm a year over 62.6 rainy days. September is the wettest month (208.3 mm), then October (186.4 mm).
- Monsoon
- The southwest monsoon normally arrives on 3 June; IMD gives no withdrawal date, because the northeast monsoon takes over. India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal)
- Coolest month
- January, with an average nightly low of 16.1 °C.
- Heat waves
- IMD lists only "parts of Karnataka" as heat-wave prone and does not name Bengaluru. India Meteorological Department
Afternoons are driest in March, when relative humidity at 5.30 pm averages 28%; mornings stay humid for most of the year.
Coming holidays and school breaks in Bengaluru
Karnataka's own 2026 holiday list could not be read on a government site, so these are the central government's dates.
- Dussehra Public holiday
- Diwali (Deepavali) Public holiday
- Guru Nanak's birthday Public holiday
- Christmas Public holiday
Earlier in 2026
- , State-syllabus school summer vacation (2026) School break
Leaving Bengaluru with your pet
- KSR Bengaluru (SBC). South Western Railway, Bengaluru Division; a cloak room is listed among its amenities.
- Yesvantpur (YPR), SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB), Bengaluru Cantt (BNC). The city's other main stations, all in the Bengaluru Division.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR). Run by Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
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Questions about Bengaluru
What is the hottest month in Bengaluru?
- April, with an average daily high of 34.1 °C in IMD's 1991 to 2020 normals. The city's highest recorded temperature is 39.2 °C, on 25 April 2016.
When does Bengaluru get the most rain?
- September and October: September averages 208.3 mm and October 186.4 mm. The southwest monsoon normally reaches Bengaluru on 3 June.
When were Karnataka's school summer holidays in 2026?
- State-syllabus schools were on summer vacation from 11 April to 28 May 2026, according to the state's school education department.
Keep reading
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Sources
Each source was opened and read on the date shown. How Petym checks its sources
- Karnataka Gazette (copy): Notification No. UDD 170 BBS 2025: the five Bengaluru City Corporations (2 September 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department: Climatological tables of observatories in India, 1991 to 2020 (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department (MAUSAM journal): Normal dates of onset, progress and withdrawal of the southwest monsoon over India (2020) (opens in a new tab)
- India Meteorological Department: FAQ on heat wave (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India: Holidays to be observed in central government offices during 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- School Education Department, Government of Karnataka: Academic terms and holiday periods 2025 to 26 (opens in a new tab)
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- South Western Railway: Ticketing centres in Bangalore Division (opens in a new tab)
- Bangalore International Airport Ltd: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (opens in a new tab)
- Jeeva Pet Hospital: Jeeva Pet Hospital (opens in a new tab)
- Crown Vet: Our clinics (opens in a new tab)
- Supertails: Supertails+ Kalyan Nagar pet clinic (opens in a new tab)