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Destination brief
Gujarat, India
Travel Score
89
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Wed Oct 28 and Thu Oct 29
Average weather score 100 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 93/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 36% chance of rain on Oct 30.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
On now or within 14 days: Diwali Festival of Lights.
WeatherAPI
Ahmedabad, GujaratUpdated 12:45 PM local time
34°C
Sunny
Feels like 29°High 35° · Low 25°
Rain now
0%
Rain today
0% chance
Humidity
17%
Wind
20 km/h ENE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Karva Chauth
CulturalIndia · Nationwide
Oct–Nov 2026Approx.
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands' wellbeing, breaking the fast after sighting the moon — most prominent across North India.
Vautha Mela
FairVautha, Gujarat · Local
Nov 2026Approx.
A camel and donkey fair on Kartik Purnima at the confluence of the Sabarmati and Vatrak rivers, one of Gujarat's oldest trade fairs.
Guru Nanak Jayanti
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru — marked by Akhand Path readings, processions and langar community meals, most prominently at Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Kartik Purnima
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
The full moon of the holy month of Kartik — ritual bathing in sacred rivers, lamp offerings and fairs, most famously Pushkar's own Kartik Purnima gathering.
Diwali Festival of Lights
FestivalIndia · Nationwide
Nov 8, 2026In 11 days
The spectacular festival of lights featuring diyas, rangolis, and fireworks. A time for family gatherings and Lakshmi Pujan.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 58 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 65 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Vasant Panchami
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Jan–Feb 2027Approx.
Marks the arrival of spring and honors Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts — yellow clothing, kite flying, and Saraswati Puja in schools and homes.
Republic Day Parade
National HolidayIndia · Nationwide
Jan 26, 2027In 90 days
India's grand Republic Day celebration: flag hoisting across the country, and in Delhi a massive military parade and cultural tableaux at Kartavya Path.
Maha Shivratri
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Feb–Mar 2027Approx.
"The Great Night of Shiva" — temples fill with devotees for night-long prayer, fasting and processions, with especially large gatherings at Varanasi, Ujjain and Somnath.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
12:51 PM
Wednesday, October 28
Visibility
10 km
UV index
High (7)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 28
35° 25°
Sunny · 0% rain
Thu
Oct 29
34° 23°
Sunny · 0% rain
Fri
Oct 30
34° 25°
Sunny · 36% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
India
Hindi is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Ahmedabad, also spelt Amdavad and historically known as Karnavati, is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: December, January and February. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Warm | 28° / 11° | 1 mm | 99 |
| February | Warm | 32° / 14° | 1 mm | 83 |
| March | Hot | 37° / 19° | 5 mm | 63 |
| April | Very hot | 41° / 23° | 3 mm | 44 |
| May | Very hot | 43° / 27° | 5 mm | 40 |
| June | Very hot | 39° / 28° | 81 mm | 44 |
| July | Hot and wet | 34° / 26° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 252 mm |
| 43 |
| August | Wet | 32° / 24° | 247 mm | 54 |
|---|
| September | Warm | 32° / 24° | 110 mm | 69 |
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| October | Hot | 34° / 20° | 8 mm | 74 |
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| November | Warm | 32° / 16° | 4 mm | 83 |
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| December | Warm | 29° / 13° | 1 mm | 96 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.20 INR, as of 28 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Nadiad
47 km away · 225k people
88Good to travel
33°Sunny
Open briefAnand
65 km away · 209k people
90Good to travel
33°Sunny
Open briefMahesana
67 km away · 191k people
90Good to travel
33°Sunny
Open briefVadodara
104 km away · 1.8M people
93Good to travel
33°Partly Cloudy
Open briefSurendranagar
100 km away · 180k people
91Good to travel
34°Sunny
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.