Gwalior
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
269 Gwalior: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gwalior is a city in India, in Madhya Pradesh. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 48th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 26.23° N, 78.17° E, about 220 m (722 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Gwalior. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gwalior has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 44°C (110°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (46°F). Around 712 mm (28 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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
- Agra · 107 km
- Kanpur · 218 km
- Jaipur · 250 km
- Faridabad · 257 km
- Kota · 260 km
- Ghāziābād · 280 km
- Lucknow · 282 km
- New Delhi · 282 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1270583 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q158467 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 269 Gwalior: YashiWong, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jai Vilas Palace ( Scindia Palace): Mohitkjain123, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Colossal Jain idols at Gopachal, partly defaced: जैन, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Captain Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior MP India - panoramio: Gyanendrasinghchauha…, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Taj Usha Kiran Palace Hotel doorman: Malaiya, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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