{"id":42922,"date":"2026-08-02T18:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/?p=42922"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:08:38","slug":"22-places-to-visit-in-aurangabad-in-monsoon-2026-2-day-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/22-places-to-visit-in-aurangabad-in-monsoon-2026-2-day-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Places to Visit in Aurangabad in Monsoon 2026 \u2014 Caves, Fort & 2-Day Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Between July and September, the Deccan plateau around Aurangabad drops nearly 8\u00b0C and turns the black basalt of Daulatabad Fort into wet mirror-stone \u2014 this is the season a lot of locals argue is the right<\/em> one to see it. Aurangabad (officially Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) sits in central Maharashtra with UNESCO cave sites on two sides, and a working Mughal tomb inside the city, and monsoon is the underrated window for all three. This guide covers the 22 places to visit in Aurangabad in monsoon<\/strong> that stay comfortably accessible in heavy rain, a tested 2-day itinerary from Mumbai or Pune, ASI-verified entry fees for 2026, and the honest safety notes \u2014 slippery fort steps, waterlogged highways, dim cave interiors \u2014 that most listicles skip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, Aurangabad is worth visiting in monsoon. Daulatabad Fort, Ajanta & Ellora, and Bibi Ka Maqbara all sit on greener, cooler backdrops between July and September, and July averages ~195 mm of rain across roughly 10 rainy days (Climate-Data.org<\/a> \/ IMD). Ellora is the safer wet-weather cave pick over Ajanta because Kailasa is open-cut. Base out of Nashik or Igatpuri on the way in from Mumbai \/ Pune to split a long single-day drive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Quick Info \u2014 Aurangabad in Monsoon 2026<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Best months<\/strong><\/td>Mid-July to mid-September (peak greenery late July\u2013August)<\/td><\/tr>
Avg rainfall (July)<\/strong><\/td>~195 mm across ~10 rainy days (Climate-Data \/ IMD)<\/td><\/tr>
Avg temperature (July)<\/strong><\/td>26.2\u00b0C mean (22.5\u00b0C min \/ 29.8\u00b0C max)<\/td><\/tr>
Nearest airport<\/strong><\/td>Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU) \u2014 10 km from city<\/td><\/tr>
Nearest railway<\/strong><\/td>Aurangabad Junction (AWB)<\/td><\/tr>
Ideal trip length<\/strong><\/td>2 days \/ 1 night (Mumbai or Pune weekend, split with a Nashik or Igatpuri villa)<\/td><\/tr>
Where to base<\/strong><\/td>Nashik (~200 km, 4\u20134.5 hrs) or Igatpuri (~230 km, ~5 hrs) \u2014 no private-pool villa inventory inside Aurangabad city that Mumbai \/ Pune travellers typically pick<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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