Bengaluru, India: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Bengaluru is a city in India, in Karnataka. About 8.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of India in our atlas.

It lies at 12.97° N, 77.59° E, about 920 m (3,018 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Bengaluru. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Bengaluru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (56°F). Around 844 mm (33 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.

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

Lalbagh Botanical Garden, BangaloreBotanical garden in Bangalore, India

Sree Kanteerava StadiumBuilding in India

Bellandur LakeLake in the southeast Bengaluru

Bengaluru PalacePalace in Bengaluru, India

Cubbon ParkPark in Bangalore, India

Tipu Sultan's Summer PalaceBuilding in India

Ulsoor LakeUlsoor Lake' or Halasuru Lake, one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, is located on the eastern side of the city

Government Museum, BengaluruMuseum in Bengaluru, India

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

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1277333 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q1355 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

UB City: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Entry gate of Lalbagh: Chidambara, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Kanteerava Outdoor 11: Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Dying Lake Bellandur: Wyrnilla, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
BLR palace main entrance: Argographx, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Cubbon Park W: Augustus Binu/ facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
N-KA-B2 - TS Palace - Snap1: Sanojaa Thiyagarajah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ulsoor Lake from a distance: Prateek Karandikar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Government Museum Banglore 305: PP Yoonus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)