If there is one visual that defines a Hyderabad summer, it is the .

: One of the city's saving graces is the cooling trend after sunset. Locals recommend scheduling outdoor activities for early morning or after 5:30 PM , when the city "actually breathes". Top Places to Visit & Things to Do

At night, the city exhales. Rooftops fill with people lying on cots under ceiling fans, watching satellites drift across a still-warm sky. Sleep comes late, and dreams are often of rain—that first, reckless monsoon downpour in June that washes the streets, steams the asphalt, and finally, mercifully, breaks the back of summer.

Hyderabad has a booming ice cream culture.