Historical records show that the city has various names such as Stambhadri,[9] Kambamettu,[10] Khammammettu,[11] Kama Mett,[11] Gambambumettu, Kambamu Mettu, Khammam.

Because of the presence of Lord Narasimhaswami temple in Khammam, the city was named Sthambadri earlier.

Khammam City, which was the seat of the Taluk Administration, was part of the larger Warangal District, until 1 October 1953.

The monsoon season brings a certain amount of rainfall and the temperatures gradually reduce during this period.

Conditions are generally dry during this period and the temperatures range from a minimum of 35 °C and can rise up to a maximum of 40  °C to 45 °C.

Rainstorms and cyclones are common in the region during the rainy season, which starts with the monsoons in early June.

Bhakta Ramadasu Kala Kshetram,[33] has been a prestigious National theatre, constructed by the State Government in the name of Sri.

Bhakta Ramadasu ( Kancherla Gopanna )[34] was a devotee of Sri Rama and composer of Carnatic music.

Khammam Fort, constructed in 950 AD by the Kakatiya Dynasty, is situated on a hill overlooking the city.

In 2023 Godrej Agrovet, broke ground on an Integrated Palm Oil complex in Khammam.

[36] Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao inaugurated IT Hub in Khammam city.

Spread across 42,000 sq feet, the five-floor IT tower is constructed at a cost of Rs 27 crore.

As many as 19 companies signed up to begin operations at the IT hub which provides employment opportunities to unemployed youth.

Khammam also plays a significant role in connecting other important cities like Warangal and Rajahmundry.

It has 40 platforms and serving Large fleet of buses are available to various destinations in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Odisha to the cities like Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Bangalore, Vizag, Vijayawada, Tirupathi, Nellore, Guntur, Eluru, Rajamundry, Kakinada, Srikakulam, Jagadalpur & Bailadilla (Chhattisgarh), Koraput and Jaipur (Odisha).

Khammam railway station provides rail connectivity to the city, located on the Kazipet–Vijayawada section of the New Delhi-Chennai main line.

98 trains arrive at or depart from the station every day, transporting over one lakh sixty thousand (160,000) passengers daily to their destinations across the country.

For competitive exams like groups, police, and teacher jobs Right Choice IAS academy is the famous coaching center in the entire Khammam district.

[41][42] A Government Medical College received final approval to begin instruction in Khammam for the 2023-2024 school year.

Women in the city celebrate Bathukamma, a floral festival in which they worship the goddess with different flowers for nine days.

Rice with variety of curries including curd is taken as main food and the most notable one is the Biryani.