JAN · RISHIKESH
30.12° N · 78.29° E
Destination brief
Uttarakhand, India
Travel Score
94
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: Mon Nov 2 and Tue Nov 3
Average weather score 97 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
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Average daily weather score 96/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 7% chance of rain on Nov 1.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Rishikesh, UttarakhandUpdated 11:15 AM local time
26°C
Sunny
Feels like 27°High 27° · Low 15°
Rain now
3%
Rain today
7% chance
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 km/h WSW
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.
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 7 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 54 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 61 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 86 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.
Eid-ul-Fitr
ReligiousIndia · Nationwide
Mar 2027Approx.
Marks the end of Ramadan with communal prayers, festive meals and family gatherings across India's Muslim communities.
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.
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 .
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.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:26 AM
Sunday, November 1
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Moderate (5)
Local time at destination
Today
Nov 1
27° 15°
Sunny · 7% rain
Mon
Nov 2
27° 15°
Smoky haze · 6% rain
Tue
Nov 3
27° 15°
Sunny · 5% 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 advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 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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Rishikesh or Hrishikesh is a municipal corporation and tehsil of the Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Dehradun
34 km away · 522k people
89Good to travel
25°Sunny
Open briefSaharanpur
73 km away · 485k people
79Good to travel
26°Sunny
Open briefMuzaffarnagar
91 km away · 350k people
80Good to travel
26°Smoky haze
Open briefYamuna Nagar
96 km away · 217k people
80Good to travel
26°Sunny
Open briefMeerut
138 km away · 1.2M people
85Good to travel
27°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.
Typical monthly weather is unavailable right now.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.05 INR, as of 1 Nov 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)
