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Destination brief
Haryana, India
Travel Score
72
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25
Average weather score 99 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 91/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: dust storm or sandstorm expected on Oct 26.
US EPA index 4: Unhealthy.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Dust storm or sandstorm forecast on Oct 26.
On now or within 14 days: Haryana Day.
WeatherAPI
Ambala, HaryanaUpdated 11:15 PM local time
20°C
Smoky haze
Feels like 20°High 32° · Low 18°
Rain now
7%
Rain today
2% chance
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 km/h N
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.
Haryana Day
CulturalHaryana · Regional
Nov 1, 2026In 8 days
Marks Haryana's formation as a separate state from Punjab in 1966, observed with cultural programs across the state.
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 15 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 62 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 69 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 94 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
4 / 6
UnhealthyEveryone may begin to feel effects. Limit prolonged outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should stay indoors.
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.
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:29 PM
Saturday, October 24
Visibility
8.5 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 24
32° 18°
Sunny · 2% rain
Sun
Oct 25
32° 17°
Sunny · 1% rain
Mon
Oct 26
33° 17°
Dust storm · 0% rain
Dust storm or sandstorm expected
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.
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Ambala is a city and municipal corporation in the Ambala district of Haryana, India. It is situated on the border between the states of Punjab and Haryana, in close proximity to Chandigarh, the shared capital of both states.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: November, December 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.
Typical weather
20° 7°
Pleasant
About 35 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Pleasant | 20° / 7° | 35 mm | 98 |
| February | Pleasant | 23° / 10° | 39 mm | 98 |
| March | Warm | 29° / 14° | 36 mm | 94 |
| April | Hot | 36° / 21° | 27 mm | 66 |
| May | Very hot | 40° / 26° | 39 mm | 46 |
| June | Hot and wet | 40° / 28° | 136 mm | 33 |
| July | Hot and wet | 35° / 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.
| 279 mm |
| 34 |
| August | Very wet | 32° / 25° | 277 mm | 47 |
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| September | Wet | 31° / 22° | 157 mm | 67 |
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| October | Warm | 30° / 18° | 12 mm | 92 |
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| November | Pleasant | 26° / 13° | 6 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 21° / 8° | 11 mm | 100 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.04 INR, as of 24 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.
Chandigarh
40 km away · 971k people
80Good to travel
19°Smoky haze
Open briefPatiala
38 km away · 446k people
64Travel with care
20°Clear
Open briefDehradun
120 km away · 522k people
86Good to travel
16°Partly Cloudy
Open briefSaharanpur
86 km away · 485k people
75Good to travel
20°Smoky haze
Open briefLudhiana
107 km away · 1.6M people
76Good to travel
20°Smoky haze
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.