Prayagraj
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Prayagraj is a city in India, in Uttar Pradesh. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 45th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 25.44° N, 81.84° E, about 99 m (325 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Prayagraj. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Prayagraj has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 44°C (111°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (47°F). Around 861 mm (34 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
- Lucknow · 180 km
- Kanpur · 188 km
- Jabalpur · 316 km
- Patna · 330 km
- Gwalior · 378 km
- Ranchi · 418 km
- Agra · 429 km
- Raipur · 468 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1278994 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q162442 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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