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Destination brief
West Bengal, India
Travel Score
86
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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Weather forecast
Great weather: Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1
Average weather score 78 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 71/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 71% chance of rain on Oct 30.
US EPA index 1: Good.
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
Raiganj, West BengalUpdated 4:00 PM local time
24°C
Overcast
Feels like 24°High 28° · Low 22°
Rain now
19%
Rain today
71% chance
Humidity
72%
Wind
17 km/h N
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Kali Puja
ReligiousKolkata, West Bengal · Regional
Oct–Nov 2026Approx.
West Bengal's counterpart to Diwali — worship of the goddess Kali through the night, with elaborately decorated pandals across Kolkata.
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.
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 9 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 56 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 63 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 88 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
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
4:07 PM
Friday, October 30
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 30
28° 22°
Overcast · 71% rain
Sat
Oct 31
31° 22°
Sunny · 57% rain
Sun
Nov 1
31° 23°
Sunny · 17% rain
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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Raiganj is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on the bank of the Kulik river.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Katihar
57 km away · 241k people
87Good to travel
22°Overcast
Open briefKishanganj
55 km away · 106k people
86Good to travel
22°Light rain shower
Open briefPurnia
68 km away · 282k people
86Good to travel
21°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefMalda
70 km away · 170k people
86Good to travel
26°Overcast
Open briefBalurghat
79 km away · 153k people
88Good to travel
25°Overcast
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.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: November, December and January. 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
35° 27°
Hot and wet
About 271 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 | 23° / 9° | 6 mm | 100 |
| February | Pleasant | 28° / 12° | 10 mm | 100 |
| March | Hot | 34° / 17° | 26 mm | 76 |
| April | Hot | 37° / 23° | 72 mm | 54 |
| May | Hot and wet | 37° / 25° | 164 mm | 43 |
| June | Hot and wet | 35° / 27° | 271 mm | 35 |
| July | Very wet | 32° / 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.
| 427 mm |
| 44 |
| August | Very wet | 32° / 26° | 324 mm | 45 |
|---|
| September | Very wet | 31° / 25° | 288 mm | 51 |
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| October | Warm | 29° / 21° | 106 mm | 84 |
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| November | Pleasant | 26° / 15° | 5 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 23° / 11° | 2 mm | 100 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.29 INR, as of 30 Oct 2026
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