Climate
The climate of Dehradun is generally temperate, although it varies from tropical; from hot in summers to severely cold, depending upon the season and the altitude of the specific location. The nearby hilly regions often get snowfall during winter but the temperature in Dehradun is not known to fall below freezing. Summer temperatures can often reach 40°C whereas winter temperatures are usually between 2 and 20°C. During the monsoon season, there is often heavy and protracted rainfall. Dehradun and other plains areas of Uttarakhand see almost as much rainfall as Coastal Maharashtra and more than Assam. The weather is considered to be good during winter in the hilly regions but it is often hot in the "Doon" valley. Agriculture benefits from fertile alluvial soil, adequate drainage and plentiful rain. Mountain areas are also used for agriculture. Dehradoon is known internationally for its variety of Basmati rice and Lychees.
| Climate data for Dehradun | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
18 (64) |
26 (79) |
30 (86) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
28.1 (82.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
5 (41) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
6 (43) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.85) |
55 (2.17) |
52 (2.05) |
21 (0.83) |
54 (2.13) |
230 (9.06) |
631 (24.84) |
627 (24.69) |
261 (10.28) |
32 (1.26) |
11 (0.43) |
3 (0.12) |
2,024 (79.69) |
| Source: Climate of Dehradun District | |||||||||||||
Read more about this topic: Dehradun
Famous quotes containing the word climate:
“The climate has been described as “ten months winter and two months mighty late in the fall.””
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Is not their climate foggy, raw, and dull,
On whom, as in despite, the sun looks pale,
Killing their fruit with frowns?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The question of place and climate is most closely related to the question of nutrition. Nobody is free to live everywhere; and whoever has to solve great problems that challenge all his strength actually has a very restricted choice in this matter. The influence of climate on our metabolism, its retardation, its acceleration, goes so far that a mistaken choice of place and climate can not only estrange a man from his task but can actually keep it from him: he never gets to see it.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)