Destination brief
Bihar, India
Travel Score
67
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 Fri Oct 30 and Sat Oct 31, with an average weather score of only 42.
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Average daily weather score 40/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 93% chance of rain on Oct 29.
US EPA index 3: Unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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
Gaya, BiharUpdated 4:00 AM local time
21°C
Moderate rain
Feels like 24°High 23° · Low 20°
Rain now
87%
Rain today
93% chance
Humidity
96%
Wind
9 km/h NE
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
3 / 6
Unhealthy for sensitive groupsChildren, older adults and people with heart or breathing conditions should reduce prolonged 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.
4:12 AM
Thursday, October 29
Visibility
7.0 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 29
23° 20°
Light rain · 93% rain
Fri
Oct 30
25° 19°
Patchy rain nearby · 91% rain
Sat
Oct 31
29° 21°
Patchy rain nearby · 85% 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.
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