Khajuraho weather in July

In July, Khajuraho sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 316 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Khajuraho's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khajuraho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Khajuraho is city.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical July day in Khajuraho reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13527
23427
33427
43427
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63427
73327
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113327
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133227
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313126

How July really feels in Khajuraho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Khajuraho weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22476
32377
41981
51882
61882
71684
81486
91486
101288
111288
121189
131189
14991
15991
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22793
23793
24793
25694
26694
27694
28793
29793
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Khajuraho gets around 316 mm of rain over 23.3 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
265
366
467
568
669
770
871
973
1074
1175
1276
1377
1477
1578
1678
1778
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
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2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12122858
22112760
32112562
42102464
52102365
6292267
7282169
8282169
9272071
10161974
11151876
12141778
13141778
14131680
15121681
16121681
17111682
18011683
19011683
20001684
21001684
22001684
23001783
24001783
25001783
26001783
27001783
28001882
29001882
30001882
31001882

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:286:59
213.55:286:59
313.55:296:59
413.55:296:59
513.55:296:59
613.55:306:59
713.55:306:59
813.55:306:59
913.55:316:59
1013.55:316:59
1113.55:326:59
1213.45:326:59
1313.45:326:59
1413.45:336:58
1513.45:336:58
1613.45:346:58
1713.45:346:58
1813.45:356:57
1913.45:356:57
2013.45:366:57
2113.35:366:57
2213.35:366:56
2313.35:376:56
2413.35:376:55
2513.35:386:55
2613.35:386:55
2713.35:396:54
2813.25:396:54
2913.25:406:53
3013.25:406:53
3113.25:416:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.02 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 — July's 4.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Khajuraho

In seasonPeak

In July, Khajuraho sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 July a good time to visit Khajuraho?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khajuraho.

What to pack for Khajuraho in July

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

In July, Khajuraho sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Khajuraho in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).