Andhra Pradesh · India
Vizianagaram travel guide
Vizianagaram is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, home to about 229,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- VTZ19 km · Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag)
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
About
About Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram, also known as Vijayanagaram, is a city and the headquarters of the Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Eastern Ghats, about 24 km (15 mi) west of the Bay of Bengal and 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Visakhapatnam.
The name "Vizianagaram" is an anglicised form of "Vijayanagaram", literally meaning the "City of Victory" in Telugu.
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When to go
The best time to visit Vizianagaram
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vizianagaram are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 239 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 Vizianagaram: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Visakhapatnam's Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (VTZ) is 31 km from Vizianagaram.
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VTZ · Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag)
Questions
Vizianagaram: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vizianagaram?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vizianagaram are December and January. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 239 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vizianagaram?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Vizianagaram?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Vizianagaram
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.