Odisha · India
Dhenkanal travel guide
Dhenkanal is a city in Odisha, India, home to about 67,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- BBI51 km · Biju Patnaik International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
When to go
The best time to visit Dhenkanal
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dhenkanal are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 338 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Dhenkanal: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BBI · Biju Patnaik International Airport
Questions
Dhenkanal: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Dhenkanal?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dhenkanal are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; August is the wettest, with about 338 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dhenkanal?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Dhenkanal?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Dhenkanal
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.