๐ฎ๐ณ Patna, India
Patna is a major city of India. Real-Earth coordinates 25.627ยฐ, 85.128ยฐ, population 2,158,000. A river or a coast to follow, tall enough buildings to make a proximity line interesting, and open airspace once you clear the centre. Skydex flies the real Earth here โ the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.
Activity in Patna
Flying conditions in Patna
Flying weather in Patna through the year
November in Patna averages 22.1ยฐC with winds around 9 km/h, and roughly 100% of days are good for flying โ about 1 days see rain.
Fewest weather restrictions: January, February, November; August is the most restricted at 31% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort โ check the temperatures below.)
| Month | Avg temp | Wind | Rain days | Good to fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7ยฐC | 10 km/h | 0 | 100% |
| February | 20.5ยฐC | 12 km/h | 0 | 100% |
| March | 26.1ยฐC | 14 km/h | 4 | 92% |
| April | 29.8ยฐC | 17 km/h | 4 | 92% |
| May | 30.1ยฐC | 16 km/h | 7 | 84% |
| June | 31.7ยฐC | 14 km/h | 14 | 67% |
| July | 29.9ยฐC | 16 km/h | 23 | 35% |
| August | 28.7ยฐC | 15 km/h | 27 | 31% |
| September | 29.1ยฐC | 14 km/h | 22 | 47% |
| October | 27ยฐC | 12 km/h | 7 | 81% |
| November | 22.1ยฐC | 9 km/h | 1 | 100% |
| December | 17.2ยฐC | 9 km/h | 0 | 100% |
Based on ERA5 reanalysis. โGood to flyโ counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost โ the conditions that actually ground a drone.
Recent activity in Patna
๐ฉ Where to fly a drone in India โ
What you can do here
- Fly Patna in an FPV drone or as a gull, from 25.627ยฐ, 85.128ยฐ โ keyboard and mouse, a gamepad, or a real RC transmitter over USB.
- Check the weather first: live wind, gusts and cloud over the city, plus the month-by-month flyable-days table above.
- Watch real traffic โ aircraft overhead and ships on the water come from live ADS-B and AIS feeds, not from a script.
- Meet other pilots in the same sky: city chat room, radio, and the walkie-talkie frequency for Patna.