Khajuraho weather in January

In January, Khajuraho sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Khajuraho's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khajuraho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:01 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
22%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Khajuraho is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical January day in Khajuraho reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Khajuraho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Khajuraho weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°162.310.68.8
Feb27° / 14°162.611.18.2
Mar33° / 18°11211.84.7
Apr38° / 24°61.412.61.1
May41° / 28°6213.20.0
Jun38° / 28°12211.413.50.9
Jul32° / 26°31623.313.42.5
Aug31° / 26°28423.912.93.0
Sep32° / 25°15215.212.23.6
Oct32° / 21°252.911.45.2
Nov29° / 16°8110.87.7
Dec24° / 12°91.110.59.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58515
68614
78614
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Khajuraho gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
68
78
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98
108
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167
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297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29091
39091
489101
588111
688111
787121
887121
986131
1086131
1186131
1286131
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:595:28
210.56:595:28
310.57:005:29
410.57:005:30
510.57:005:30
610.57:005:31
710.57:005:32
810.57:015:32
910.57:015:33
1010.57:015:34
1110.67:015:34
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1910.77:015:40
2010.77:015:41
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2810.86:595:47
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khajuraho

In seasonPeak

None of Khajuraho's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Khajuraho's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Khajuraho sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Khajuraho?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Khajuraho for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khajuraho in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Khajuraho sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Khajuraho in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khajuraho peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 12Nov 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khajuraho in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Khajuraho is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 2340 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr48Poor
May47Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khajuraho?

Khajuraho sits at 24.8°N, 79.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Varanasi, 314 km away.

VaranasiAgraFatehpur SikriNepalgunjGulariyāṬikāpurDhangaḍhi̇̄Tulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Khajuraho

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Khajuraho.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khajuraho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Khajuraho is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Varanasi 314 km · Agra 323 km · Fatehpur Sikri 338 km · Nepalgunj 393 km · Gulariyā 399 km · Ṭikāpur 426 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 433 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 434 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Khajuraho (24.8481°, 79.9335°, elevation 218 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).