Nagpur

City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Sitabuldi Market

Sitabuldi Market: Gppande, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Nagpur is a city in India, in Maharashtra. About 2.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 13th largest city of India in our atlas.

It lies at 21.15° N, 79.08° E, about 319 m (1,047 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

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

Climate

Nagpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 44°C (111°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 12°C (53°F). Around 1,234 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

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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

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Sitabuldi Market: Gppande, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Deekshabhoomi - panoramio: Ganesh Dhamodkar, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Gorewada2: Rameeez.nass, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Ambazari Lake Nagpur: Ganesh Dhamodkar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Futala Lake, Nagpur: Adikarmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Nagpur Central Museum, Painting Gallery, Oct 2019: SafarNama, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Raman Science Centre Nagpur: Nriyer64, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)