Geography
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| Climate data for Jalgaon | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
42.5 (108.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.33 (93.79) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.89 (67.81) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) |
3.1 (0.122) |
4.1 (0.161) |
0 (0) |
10.7 (0.421) |
128.8 (5.071) |
249.7 (9.831) |
164.1 (6.461) |
148.6 (5.85) |
37.3 (1.469) |
22.1 (0.87) |
7.4 (0.291) |
784.8 (30.898) |
| Source: Jalgaon Weather | |||||||||||||
Jalgaon has an average elevation of 209 metres ( feet). The Girna River flows north just to the east of the city.
The city is served by several major rail lines with routes to Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Delhi and Ahmedabad. It lies on AH 46 (Asian highway 46) connecting it to Surat and Dhaka, Bangladesh via Kolkata.
The Ajanta Caves are located about 55 km (about 34 mi) to the south of Jalgaon, and the Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (about 20 mi) to the north.
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