India
Practical guide
India is in Southern Asia. It has 1,463,865,525 inhabitants across 3,287,590 km². It borders 6 countries. Its capital is New Delhi. People speak English, Hindi, Tamil and the currency is the Indian Rupee (INR). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Population
- 1,463,865,525
- Area
- 3,287,590 km²
- Currency
- Indian Rupee · INR
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Dialling code
- +91
- Domain
- .in
When to go to India
The best months to visit New Delhi are January, February and December. In New Delhi, daytime highs go from 21° in January to 40° in May. The wettest month is August (236 mm) and the driest is November (5 mm). The rainy season runs from July to September. From April to October, highs go above 33°.
Weather in New Delhi month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 21° | 24° | 30° | 36° | 40° | 40° | 35° | 34° | 34° | 33° | 28° | 23° |
| low | 8° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 8° |
| rain | 21 mm | 13 mm | 14 mm | 8 mm | 12 mm | 47 mm | 211 mm | 236 mm | 121 mm | 30 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in India
- New Delhicapital · 218 m
- Mumbaisea level
- Delhi231 m
- Bengaluru918 m
- Hyderabad515 m
- Ahmedabad53 m
- Chennai16 m
- Kolkata11 m
- Surat21 m
- Pune555 m
- Jaipur436 m
- Kanpur137 m
- Lucknow129 m
- Nagpur319 m
- Coimbatore425 m
- Indore554 m
- Thane24 m
- Agra170 m
- Varanasi84 m
- Amritsar246 m
- Jodhpur240 m
- Udaipur570 m
Distances in India
- New Delhi → Mumbai1,323 km 2 h 9 min · 15 h
- New Delhi → Delhi5 km 45 min · 8 min
- New Delhi → Bengaluru2,027 km 2 h 52 min · 24 h 19 min
- New Delhi → Hyderabad1,523 km 2 h 17 min · 19 h 9 min
- New Delhi → Ahmedabad967 km 1 h 42 min · 10 h 55 min
- New Delhi → Chennai2,114 km 2 h 53 min · 26 h 49 min
2 h 9 min · 
15 hNeighboring countries
- 🇧🇩 BangladeshDhaka
- 🇧🇹 BhutanThimphu
- 🇲🇲 MyanmarNaypyidaw
- 🇨🇳 ChinaBeijing
- 🇳🇵 NepalKathmandu
- 🇵🇰 PakistanIslamabad
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of India?
The capital of India is New Delhi.
What currency is used in India?
India uses the Indian Rupee (INR).
What language is spoken in India?
In India, people speak English, Hindi, Tamil.
When is the best time to visit India?
The best months to visit New Delhi are January, February and December. In New Delhi, daytime highs go from 21° in January to 40° in May. The wettest month is August (236 mm) and the driest is November (5 mm). The rainy season runs from July to September. From April to October, highs go above 33°.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).