Ghāziābād
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
New Academic Block & Library, IMT Ghaziabad (cropped): Roshan Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Ghāziābād is a city in India, in Uttar Pradesh. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 39th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 28.67° N, 77.44° E, about 214 m (702 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ghāziābād. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ghāziābād 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.
What to eat in IndiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Delhi · 20 km
- New Delhi · 22 km
- Faridabad · 31 km
- Meerut · 44 km
- Najafgarh · 45 km
- Agra · 174 km
- Jaipur · 252 km
- Gwalior · 280 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1271308 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q207098 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- New Academic Block & Library, IMT Ghaziabad (cropped): Roshan Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)