Geography and Climate
Panchgani is nestled at middle of five hills in the Sahyādri mountain ranges,also there are five villages around the Pachgani are Dandeghar,Khingar,Godwali, Amral & Taighat .The Krishnā River flows nearby which made the lake of Dhom Dam on the Krishna 9 K.M. from Wai. BOUNDARIES:- Panchgani is situated about 285 km, 100 km 18 km,45 km & 10 respectively, from Mumbai, Pune Mahābāleshwar Satara & Wai. The east of the Pachgani is Wai, Bavdhan & Nagewadi dam, at west there is Gureghar,at south is Khingar & Rajpuri,& on north is Dhom Dam.
The temperature in Panchgani is around 12C during the winter, and sometimes reaches 34C during the summer; however the humidity level is very low. The Monsoon rains hit here hardest and the rainy season spans between June and February, allowing the region three months of relatively dry and sunny spring.
The five hills surrounding Panchgani are topped by a volcanic plateau, which is the second highest in Asia after the Tibetan plateau. These plateaus, alternatively known as "table land", are a part of the Deccan Plateau and they were raised by pressure between the earth plates. The area has high seismic activity, with an epicenter near Koynānagar where the Koynanagar Dam and a hydroelectric power plant have been built.
| Climate data for Panchgani | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.87 (76.76) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.81 (62.25) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.161) |
1.3 (0.051) |
4.8 (0.189) |
25.9 (1.02) |
43.9 (1.728) |
261.1 (10.28) |
697.2 (27.449) |
404.1 (15.909) |
221.5 (8.72) |
126.7 (4.988) |
66.0 (2.598) |
8.4 (0.331) |
1,865 (73.43) |
| Source: Government of Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
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