Delhi

Overview

Delhi is a city in India. About 11.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of India in our atlas.

It lies at 28.65° N, 77.23° E, about 227 m (745 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.

Location

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

Climate

Delhi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 43°C (109°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (42°F). Around 750 mm (30 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

National MuseumNational and art museum in New Delhi, India

Gandhi SmritiMuseum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India

Lodi GardensCity park in India

Secretariat BuildingBuilding on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, India

Teen Murti BhavanFormer residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, in New Delhi

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7, Race Course RoadOfficial residence and principal workplace of the Prime Minister of India

Hyderabad HouseBuilding in New Delhi, India

National Zoological Park DelhiNational Zoo at Delhi

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

Nearby major cities

• New Delhi · 4 km
• Ghāziābād · 20 km
• Najafgarh · 25 km
• Faridabad · 28 km
• Meerut · 59 km
• Agra · 180 km
• Jaipur · 238 km
• Gwalior · 284 km

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