Best time to visit Agra

India · South Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Agra

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Go in Feb or Mar — 25C max, 1 rainy day. Nov is the next best.

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Things to do in Agra

Agra Fort It is similar in layout to the Red Fort in Delhi, but considerably better preserved, as much of Delhi Fort was razed by the British after the Mutiny.
Sikandra The tomb of Akbar lies here in the centre of the large garden.
Mariam's Tomb Constructed by Jahangir in memory of his mother Mariam Zammani.
Mehtab Bagh Charbagh garden in Agra, India, opposite the Taj Mahal
Dayal Bagh Temple Neighborhood in Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Jahangiri Mahal The principal zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household) of the Fort.
Guru ka Tal A historical gurudwara dedicated to the ninth Guru, that is Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Tours and tickets in Agra

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Agra/City and Fort), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	20°	3d	80%	9.1h	okbusy	busier than usual
Feb	25°	1d	68%	9.9h	sweet spot	25C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	31°	1d	52%	11.1h	sweet spot	31C max, 1 rainy day
Apr	38°	0d	32%	11.3h	avoid	extreme heat: 24 days over 35C
May	39°	1d	40%	10.8h	avoid	extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
Jun	39°	4d	50%	10.3h	avoid	extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
Jul	34°	12d	76%	8.7h	avoid	34C max, 12 rainy days
Aug	32°	13d	81%	8.3h	avoid	32C max, 13 rainy days
Sep	32°	8d	78%	9.6h	avoid	32C max, 8 rainy days
Oct	32°	1d	64%	10.4h	good	32C max, 1 rainy day
Nov	27°	1d	66%	9.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	22°	1d	74%	9.1h	okbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Taj Ganj, by the Taj Mahal, 8 km from the airport (AGR): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in November and December; quietest in April and May.

Then and now

No month in Agra is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	21.2°	24.3°	30.6°	36.9°	40.2°	39.9°	33.8°	32.2°	33.0°	32.5°	27.8°	22.8°
2017–26	19.8°	24.9°	31.0°	37.6°	39.2°	38.6°	33.9°	32.3°	32.3°	32.0°	27.2°	21.6°
Change	-1.5°	+0.6°	+0.4°	+0.8°	-1.0°	-1.3°	+0.1°	+0.0°	-0.7°	-0.5°	-0.7°	-1.2°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into New Delhi (DEL), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to New Delhi.

New Delhi (DEL)	the drive is not measured yet
Agra (AGR)	the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Agra is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.

Getting around Agra

Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.

Metro, electric buses, tongas (horse-drawn carriages) and e-rickshaws are readily available and the best way to get to the Taj Mahal. Camels are also available. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Agra, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Agra in pictures

Taj Mahal, Agra, India — i

Yann (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Agra Fort walls — i

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Agra Fort View of rear side of Khas Mahal and Musamman Burj — i

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Aks The Reflection Taj Mahal — i

Antrix3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Taj Mahal, Agra, India edit3 — i

Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Agra is like

Agra (Hindi: आगरा Āgrā, Urdu: آگرہ Āgrā), a city around 200 km from Delhi, is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Agra's top two sights by far are the incomparable Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Other than the monuments visits, one can also stroll in the local markets in old city area. It's a nice experience to have a walk in one of the oldest parts of the city. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Agra is 200 km southeast of Delhi and is one of the points of the tourist's Golden Triangle of Agra-Delhi-Jaipur. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Don't leave cash or any valuables in the hotel room. Cross check all hotel, restaurant and lounge bills for errors. More on Wikivoyage
Staying healthy: Agra experiences moderate to unhealthy air quality throughout the year, resulting in smog that potentially harms the health of all residents and causes a few flight delays due to low visibility. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Agra, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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Agra is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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