Agra
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Agra is a city in India, in Uttar Pradesh. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 27th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 27.18° N, 78.02° E, about 166 m (545 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Agra. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Agra has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 44°C (111°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 7°C (44°F). Around 627 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IndiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gwalior · 107 km
- Faridabad · 153 km
- Ghāziābād · 174 km
- New Delhi · 178 km
- Delhi · 181 km
- Najafgarh · 188 km
- Meerut · 202 km
- Jaipur · 222 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1279259 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q42941 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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