Geography and Climate
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Imphal is the capital of Manipur, located at 24°49′N 93°57′E / 24.82°N 93.95°E / 24.82; 93.95. It has an average elevation of 786 metres (2578 feet). It is located in the extreme east of India.
Imphal has a sub-tropical climate, specifically a humid subtropical climate, with cool, dry winters, a warm summer and a moderate monsoon season. July is the hottest month with temperatures averaging around 32 °C (90 °F), while January is the coldest with average lows near 4 °C (40 °F). The city gets about 1320 mm (52 inches) of rain with June being the wettest month.
| Climate data for Imphal | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11.7 (0.461) |
30.8 (1.213) |
91.6 (3.606) |
132.7 (5.224) |
158.6 (6.244) |
224.9 (8.854) |
222.8 (8.772) |
194.8 (7.669) |
147.3 (5.799) |
111.5 (4.39) |
46.0 (1.811) |
15.1 (0.594) |
1,387.7 (54.634) |
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