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Destination brief
Andhra Pradesh, India
Travel Score
67
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
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Weather forecast
Great weather: Mon Oct 26 and Tue Oct 27
Average weather score 81 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 57/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 92% chance of rain on Oct 28.
US EPA index 3: Unhealthy for sensitive groups.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Heavy rain forecast on Oct 28.
On now or within 14 days: Diwali Festival of Lights.
WeatherAPI
Vijayawada, Andhra PradeshStation: MatsavaramUpdated 3:00 AM local time
22°C
Smoky haze
Feels like 26°High 32° · Low 21°
Rain now
15%
Rain today
7% chance
Humidity
94%
Wind
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 13 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 60 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 67 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 92 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
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.
3:09 AM
Monday, October 26
5 km/h NNW
Visibility
2.7 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 26
32° 21°
Smoky haze · 7% rain
Tue
Oct 27
30° 21°
Overcast · 57% rain
Wed
Oct 28
25° 22°
Light rain · 92% 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.
Vijayawada, also called as Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 95.00 INR, as of 25 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)
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
40° 27°
Very hot
About 49 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 | Warm | 31° / 16° | 7 mm | 89 |
| February | Hot | 35° / 18° | 9 mm | 72 |
| March | Very hot | 38° / 22° | 11 mm | 55 |
| April | Very hot | 41° / 25° | 22 mm | 47 |
| May | Very hot | 40° / 27° | 49 mm | 45 |
| June | Hot and wet | 35° / 26° | 136 mm | 56 |
| July | Wet | 32° / 25° |
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.
| 201 mm |
| 58 |
| August | Wet | 31° / 24° | 202 mm | 65 |
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| September | Wet | 30° / 24° | 171 mm | 70 |
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| October | Wet | 30° / 22° | 168 mm | 72 |
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| November | Warm | 29° / 19° | 52 mm | 93 |
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| December | Warm | 29° / 16° | 17 mm | 97 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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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.