Geography and Climate
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Agartala is situated in a plain along the Haora River, though the city also extends to the low lying hills on its northern parts.
Agartala has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate with large amounts of rain almost all year. The city experiences long, hot and wet summers, lasting from April to October. Average temperatures are around 28 °C (82 °F), fluctuating with rainfall. There is a short, mild winter from mid-November to early March, with mostly dry conditions and average temperatures around 18 °C (64 °F).
| Climate data for Agartala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.54 (86.98) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
19.58 (67.25) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 9.1 (0.358) |
19.7 (0.776) |
59.0 (2.323) |
182.1 (7.169) |
316.4 (12.457) |
455.3 (17.925) |
385.8 (15.189) |
312.8 (12.315) |
224.8 (8.85) |
165.2 (6.504) |
40.0 (1.575) |
8.4 (0.331) |
2,178.6 (85.772) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
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