Konark weather in January
In January, Konark sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Konark's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konark's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 27°
- 11th warmest
- Overnight low
- 18°
- 1st coldest
- Rainfall
- 11 mm
- 1.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 10 h 54 min
- 6:27 AM – 5:22 PM
- Cloud cover
- 22%
- 2nd clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 4.73 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 8.5
- out of 10
Konark is town and site of the 13th-century Sun Temple.
- Air quality
- Very high
- PM2.5 36 µg/m³ · 2017
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in January
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.
A typical January day in Konark reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.
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| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 18 |
| 2 | 26 | 18 |
| 3 | 26 | 18 |
| 4 | 26 | 18 |
| 5 | 26 | 18 |
| 6 | 26 | 18 |
| 7 | 26 | 18 |
| 8 | 26 | 18 |
| 9 | 26 | 18 |
| 10 | 26 | 18 |
| 11 | 26 | 18 |
| 12 | 27 | 18 |
| 13 | 27 | 18 |
| 14 | 27 | 18 |
| 15 | 27 | 18 |
| 16 | 27 | 18 |
| 17 | 27 | 18 |
| 18 | 27 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 18 |
| 21 | 27 | 18 |
| 22 | 27 | 18 |
| 23 | 27 | 19 |
| 24 | 27 | 19 |
| 25 | 27 | 19 |
| 26 | 27 | 19 |
| 27 | 27 | 19 |
| 28 | 27 | 19 |
| 29 | 28 | 19 |
| 30 | 28 | 19 |
| 31 | 28 | 19 |
How January really feels in Konark
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.
January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Konark weather by month
How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 18° | 11 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 8.5 |
| Feb | 29° / 21° | 18 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 32° / 25° | 16 | 3 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 33° / 27° | 18 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 4.1 |
| May | 34° / 28° | 56 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 33° / 28° | 222 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 31° / 27° | 374 | 27.2 | 13.1 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 31° / 27° | 370 | 27.8 | 12.7 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 31° / 27° | 283 | 25.3 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 30° / 25° | 193 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 29° / 22° | 50 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 27° / 18° | 14 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 8.5 |
Cloud cover in January
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 12%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| Cloudier (%) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | 16 |
| 2 | 84 | 16 |
| 3 | 84 | 16 |
| 4 | 85 | 15 |
| 5 | 85 | 15 |
| 6 | 86 | 14 |
| 7 | 86 | 14 |
| 8 | 87 | 13 |
| 9 | 87 | 13 |
| 10 | 87 | 13 |
| 11 | 88 | 12 |
| 12 | 89 | 11 |
| 13 | 89 | 11 |
| 14 | 89 | 11 |
| 15 | 90 | 10 |
| 16 | 90 | 10 |
| 17 | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | 89 | 11 |
| 19 | 89 | 11 |
| 20 | 89 | 11 |
| 21 | 89 | 11 |
| 22 | 88 | 12 |
| 23 | 88 | 12 |
| 24 | 88 | 12 |
| 25 | 88 | 12 |
| 26 | 88 | 12 |
| 27 | 88 | 12 |
| 28 | 88 | 12 |
| 29 | 88 | 12 |
| 30 | 88 | 12 |
| 31 | 87 | 13 |
Chance of precipitation in January
Konark gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 |
| 18 | 5 |
| 19 | 6 |
| 20 | 6 |
| 21 | 6 |
| 22 | 6 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 24 | 6 |
| 25 | 6 |
| 26 | 6 |
| 27 | 6 |
| 28 | 6 |
| 29 | 6 |
| 30 | 7 |
| 31 | 7 |
Humidity in January
Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Comfortable (%) | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Humid (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 |
| Muggy (%) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 2 |
| 9 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 21 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 1 |
| 13 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 1 |
| 14 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 23 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 24 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 25 | 1 |
| 17 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 1 |
| 18 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 1 |
| 19 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 27 | 1 |
| 21 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
| 22 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
| 23 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 2 |
| 24 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 2 |
| 25 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 2 |
| 26 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 30 | 2 |
| 27 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 31 | 3 |
| 28 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 3 |
| 29 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 3 |
| 30 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 33 | 3 |
| 31 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 35 | 4 |
Wind in January
Winds average 9 km/h in January.
Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
| 31 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in January
Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 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 6:24 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:32 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:24 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:26 | 6:26 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:13 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:15 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:19 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:21 | 5:22 | 5:22 | 5:23 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:25 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:30 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.8 | 6:24 | 5:13 |
| 2 | 10.8 | 6:25 | 5:14 |
| 3 | 10.8 | 6:25 | 5:14 |
| 4 | 10.8 | 6:25 | 5:15 |
| 5 | 10.8 | 6:25 | 5:16 |
| 6 | 10.8 | 6:26 | 5:16 |
| 7 | 10.8 | 6:26 | 5:17 |
| 8 | 10.9 | 6:26 | 5:17 |
| 9 | 10.9 | 6:26 | 5:18 |
| 10 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:19 |
| 11 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:19 |
| 12 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:20 |
| 13 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:21 |
| 14 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:21 |
| 15 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:22 |
| 16 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:22 |
| 17 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:23 |
| 18 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:24 |
| 19 | 10.9 | 6:27 | 5:24 |
| 20 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:25 |
| 21 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:26 |
| 22 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:26 |
| 23 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:27 |
| 24 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:28 |
| 25 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:28 |
| 26 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:29 |
| 27 | 11.0 | 6:27 | 5:29 |
| 28 | 11.1 | 6:27 | 5:30 |
| 29 | 11.1 | 6:27 | 5:31 |
| 30 | 11.1 | 6:26 | 5:31 |
| 31 | 11.1 | 6:26 | 5:32 |
Solar energy in January
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.73 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 2 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 3 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 9 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 10 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 11 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 12 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 13 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 14 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 15 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.0 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Konark
None of Konark's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Konark sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.
Konark's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is January a good time to visit Konark?
Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
January is one of the better times to visit Konark for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Konark in January
From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In January, Konark sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Konark in January
The nearest coast averages about 25°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 28 | Tropical |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index in Konark in January
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 Konark peaks around July 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 5 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Level | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Moderate |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Konark in January
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Konark is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Konark's WHO annual average of 36 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 67 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 64 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 46 | Poor |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 25 | Moderate |
| May | 21 | Moderate |
| Jun | 23 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 23 | Moderate |
| Sep | 21 | Moderate |
| Oct | 33 | Moderate |
| Nov | 54 | Poor |
| Dec | 64 | Unhealthy |
Where is Konark?
Konark sits at 19.9°N, 86.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Kolkata, 379 km away.
Topography around Konark
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Konark.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Konark has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.
The land around Konark is covered by trees (60%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (40%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and cropland (38%) within 80 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
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 Konark (19.8902°, 86.0976°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).