Chandigarh - Geography and Climate

Geography and Climate

Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 44.5 sq mi or 114 km². and shares its borders with the states of Haryana and Punjab. The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Chandigarh are 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.74°N 76.79°E / 30.74; 76.79. It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).

Chandigarh
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
33 20 6 39 23 8 30 28 13 9 35 19 28 38 23 145 39 25 280 34 24 308 33 23 133 33 22 22 32 17 9 27 11 22 22 7
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1.3 69 43 1.5 74 47 1.2 83 56 0.4 94 66 1.1 101 74 5.7 101 78 11 93 75 12 91 74 5.2 92 71 0.9 89 63 0.4 81 51 0.9 72 44
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

The surrounding districts are of Panchkula and Ambala in Haryana and Mohali, Patiala and Roopnagar in Punjab. The boundary of the state of Himachal Pradesh is also minutes away from its north border.

Chandigarh has a humid subtropical climate characterized by a seasonal rhythm: very hot summers, mild winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (-1 °C to 41.2 °C). In winter, pieces of snow sometimes occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is 1110.7 mm. The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west.

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