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Destination brief
Bihar, India
Travel Score
64
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Thu Oct 29 to Sat Oct 31, with an average weather score of only 45.
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 45/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 93% chance of rain on Oct 30.
US EPA index 4: Unhealthy.
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
Darbhanga, BiharUpdated 4:00 AM local time
24°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 24°High 25° · Low 19°
Rain now
23%
Rain today
86% chance
Humidity
72%
Wind
13 km/h SSE
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.
Chhath Puja
ReligiousBihar · Regional
Nov 2026Approx.
Bihar's demanding, deeply devotional festival honoring the sun god — devotees fast and offer prayers at riverbanks and ghats at sunrise and sunset.
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 10 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 57 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 64 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 89 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.
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.
4:11 AM
Thursday, October 29
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 29
25° 19°
Light drizzle · 86% rain
Fri
Oct 30
23° 20°
Light rain · 93% rain
Sat
Oct 31
29° 21°
Sunny · 80% 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.
Darbhanga, is one of the largest cities and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar.
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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 | Pleasant | 23° / 8° | 9 mm | 100 |
| February | Pleasant | 28° / 12° | 15 mm | 100 |
| March | Hot | 34° / 17° | 15 mm | 74 |
| April | Very hot | 39° / 23° | 27 mm | 53 |
| May | Very hot | 40° / 27° | 77 mm | 42 |
| June | Hot and wet | 38° / 28° | 182 mm | 33 |
| July | Hot and wet | 34° / 27° |
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.
| 315 mm |
| 36 |
| August | Very wet | 33° / 26° | 249 mm | 49 |
|---|
| September | Wet | 31° / 25° | 201 mm | 61 |
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| October | Warm | 30° / 21° | 50 mm | 87 |
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| November | Pleasant | 28° / 15° | 2 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 24° / 10° | 3 mm | 100 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Muzaffarpur
50 km away · 354k people
63Travel with care
25°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefBegusarai
85 km away · 252k people
64Travel with care
23°Light rain
Open briefPatna
98 km away · 1.7M people
62Travel with care
22°Light rain
Open briefBihar Sharif
112 km away · 297k people
68Travel with care
22°Light rain
Open briefMunger
105 km away · 213k people
64Travel with care
24°Light drizzle
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.
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)