Kota
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kota City of Rajasthan View: Kushagra140, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kota is a city in India, in Rajasthan. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 52nd largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 25.18° N, 75.84° E, about 267 m (876 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kota. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kota 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 8°C (46°F). Around 761 mm (30 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
- Jaipur · 193 km
- Gwalior · 262 km
- Bhopal · 265 km
- Indore · 274 km
- Jodhpur · 309 km
- Agra · 312 km
- Faridabad · 388 km
- Najafgarh · 397 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1266049 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q330531 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kota City of Rajasthan View: Kushagra140, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Upcoming cable bridge in kota3: Arastugupta, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Umed Bhawan Palace - cour intérieure 2: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
