Khajuraho weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Khajuraho is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with December and January close behind. Khajuraho averages about 2,862 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,862
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 955 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 152k
- Elevation
- 219 m

When is the best time to visit Khajuraho?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Khajuraho is November, then December and January. The dullest month is May (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Khajuraho?
Khajuraho gets a lot of sun: around 2,862 hours a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate November (95) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 76% of the year's 955 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 24° / 75°F | 8° / 46°F | 15 mm | 5 |
| February | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 12° / 54°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| March | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 12 mm | 9 |
| April | 9 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 9 mm | 10 |
| May | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 29° / 84°F | 17 mm | 10 |
| June | 7 | 41° / 106°F | 30° / 86°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| July | 55 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 299 mm | 7 |
| August | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 268 mm | 7 |
| September | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 157 mm | 8 |
| October | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 31 mm | 7 |
| November | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| December | 95 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 6 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lucknow India · 237 km · best in Nov · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Varanasi India · 305 km · best in Nov · 2,462 h sun/yr
- Nepalgunj Nepal · 405 km · best in Nov · 2,459 h sun/yr
- Nagpur India · 424 km · best in Dec · 2,707 h sun/yr
- Raipur India · 445 km · best in Nov · 2,690 h sun/yr
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) Nepal · 459 km · best in Nov · 2,692 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rewa India · 136 km · 2,786 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Jabalpur India · 183 km · 2,726 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Kanpur India · 183 km · 2,543 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Prayagraj India · 195 km · 2,518 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Gwalior India · 236 km · 2,709 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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