Lingaraja Temple
Bhubaneswar, India
Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is a Monument of National Importance. It is one of the 120 sights in India listed on this site and is the 63rd most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The temple is open from 8:00 to 12:00 and 16:00 to 20:00. Visitors can reach the site via Biju Patnaik International Airport, which is 2 km away. The temple is located 1,276 km from New Delhi.
For those traveling to the area, the Konark Sun Temple is 47.6 km away and the Jagannath Temple, Puri is 48.2 km away. The weather is warmest in April and May, with daily highs reaching 37 °C. The wettest months are July and August, which see around 385 mm to 413 mm of rain. The coolest temperatures occur in December, with daily highs of 27 °C and lows of 16 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is May, with an average high of 37 °C. The wettest is August, with about 413 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Rainfall, mm | 13 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 114 | 241 | 385 | 413 | 283 | 155 | 54 | 6 |
| Rainy days | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
