{"dataset":"months","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"attribution":"Source: BiharTravel (https://www.bihartravel.org), CC BY 4.0","count":12,"rows":[{"month":1,"name":"January","avg_high_c":22,"avg_low_c":8,"rain_mm":15,"travel_score_1_5":5,"verdict":"Coldest and clearest. Fog can delay trains and early flights, but days are perfect for walking ruins and forts."},{"month":2,"name":"February","avg_high_c":26,"avg_low_c":11,"rain_mm":15,"travel_score_1_5":5,"verdict":"The sweet spot — warm days, cool nights, no rain, every park and safari open."},{"month":3,"name":"March","avg_high_c":32,"avg_low_c":16,"rain_mm":10,"travel_score_1_5":4,"verdict":"Holi month. Warming quickly; plan outdoor sights before 11 am, museums after."},{"month":4,"name":"April","avg_high_c":38,"avg_low_c":22,"rain_mm":10,"travel_score_1_5":2,"verdict":"Hot and dry with loo winds by afternoon. Dawn temple visits, caves and river evenings still work."},{"month":5,"name":"May","avg_high_c":40,"avg_low_c":26,"rain_mm":30,"travel_score_1_5":1,"verdict":"Peak heat. Only for Buddha Purnima pilgrims and those with air-conditioned cars and early starts."},{"month":6,"name":"June","avg_high_c":37,"avg_low_c":27,"rain_mm":140,"travel_score_1_5":2,"verdict":"Monsoon arrives mid-month. Humid, stormy, but the first green appears and waterfalls begin to run."},{"month":7,"name":"July","avg_high_c":33,"avg_low_c":26,"rain_mm":300,"travel_score_1_5":2,"verdict":"Wettest month. Kaimur waterfalls at full roar, Shravani Mela begins; floods possible in north Bihar."},{"month":8,"name":"August","avg_high_c":32,"avg_low_c":26,"rain_mm":280,"travel_score_1_5":2,"verdict":"Still raining, rivers high. Best month for Telhar Kund, Kakolat, Dhua Kund — check road access first."},{"month":9,"name":"September","avg_high_c":32,"avg_low_c":25,"rain_mm":200,"travel_score_1_5":3,"verdict":"Rain tapering; Pitru Paksha fills Gaya for a fortnight. Everything is green, skies clearing late month."},{"month":10,"name":"October","avg_high_c":31,"avg_low_c":20,"rain_mm":60,"travel_score_1_5":4,"verdict":"Season reopens — Durga Puja, then Diwali and Chhath. Valmiki safaris restart. Book trains early."},{"month":11,"name":"November","avg_high_c":28,"avg_low_c":14,"rain_mm":5,"travel_score_1_5":5,"verdict":"Chhath at the ghats, Sonepur Mela, Rajgir Mahotsav. Dry, mild, arguably the best travel month."},{"month":12,"name":"December","avg_high_c":23,"avg_low_c":9,"rain_mm":5,"travel_score_1_5":5,"verdict":"Cold, dry, Bodh Gaya in full teaching season with monks from everywhere. Fog from mid-month."}]}