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Destination brief
Uttar Pradesh, India
Travel Score
75
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: Wed Oct 21 to Fri Oct 23
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 99/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 1% chance of rain on Oct 21.
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.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Meerut, Uttar PradeshUpdated 5:00 AM local time
21°C
Haze
Feels like 21°High 31° · Low 21°
Rain now
3%
Rain today
1% chance
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 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.
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 18 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 65 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 72 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 97 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
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.
5:14 AM
Wednesday, October 21
Visibility
4.3 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 21
31° 21°
Sunny · 1% rain
Thu
Oct 22
32° 21°
Haze · 1% rain
Fri
Oct 23
32° 21°
Sunny · 1% 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.
Meerut is a city that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies in western Uttar Pradesh and is part of the Indian National Capital Region.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Delhi
59 km away · 11M people
75Good to travel
26°Haze
Open briefNarela
62 km away · 800k people
75Good to travel
22°Haze
Open briefFaridabad
74 km away · 1.4M people
68Travel with care
26°Haze
Open briefNajafgarh
82 km away · 1.4M people
68Travel with care
24°Haze
Open briefMoradabad
105 km away · 721k people
74Good to travel
19°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.
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.
Typical weather
21° 6°
Pleasant
About 20 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 | 21° / 6° | 20 mm | 100 |
| February | Pleasant | 25° / 9° | 26 mm | 100 |
| March | Warm | 32° / 15° | 21 mm | 83 |
| April | Very hot | 39° / 22° | 17 mm | 55 |
| May | Very hot | 43° / 27° | 35 mm | 39 |
| June | Very hot | 42° / 29° | 92 mm | 32 |
| July | Hot and wet | 36° / 28° |
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.
| 243 mm |
| 34 |
| August | Hot and wet | 33° / 26° | 222 mm | 50 |
|---|
| September | Wet | 33° / 23° | 130 mm | 64 |
|---|
| October | Warm | 32° / 18° | 13 mm | 85 |
|---|
| November | Pleasant | 27° / 12° | 4 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 22° / 7° | 9 mm | 100 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.05 INR, as of 20 Oct 2026
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