Dhanbad
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Skyline of dhanbad: Xyzabc1817, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Dhanbad is a city in India, in Jharkhand. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 40th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 23.80° N, 86.43° E, about 247 m (810 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Dhanbad. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dhanbad has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 40°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (47°F). Around 1,266 mm (50 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
- Jamshedpur · 113 km
- Ranchi · 124 km
- Howrah · 235 km
- Patna · 239 km
- Kolkata · 239 km
- Prayagraj · 500 km
- Raipur · 564 km
- Nowrangapur · 642 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1272979 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q244159 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Skyline of dhanbad: Xyzabc1817, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)