Bikaner
Bikaner · India
Founded in 1488 by the Rajput chief Rao Bika of the Rathore dynasty, Bikaner is a large city in the Thar Desert of western Rajasthan, formerly the capital of the princely Bikaner State. Its walkable centre holds a concentration of cafés and restaurants, and the city's development was shaped by two major canal projects — the Ganga Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987.
- Population644,406
- Nearest water from center 7.7 km4.8 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
15°58°
5mm0.2in
F
19°65°
10mm0.3in
M
25°76°
5mm0.2in
A
31°87°
5mm0.3in
M
35°95°
15mm0.5in
J
35°95°
30mm1.2in
J
33°91°
65mm2.6in
A
31°88°
65mm2.5in
S
31°88°
25mm0.9in
O
29°83°
10mm0.4in
N
22°72°
0mm0.1in
D
17°62°
5mm0.1in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗