Manali is a Valley nestled in the mountains of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh near the northern end of the Kullu Valley, at an altitude of 2,050 m (6,726 ft) in the Beas River Valley. It is located in the Kullu district, about 270 km (168 mi) north of the state capital, Shimla. The small town, with a population of 8,096,[1] is the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and from there over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin. It is a popular tourist destination and serves as the gateway to Lahaul & Spiti district as well as Leh.
| [hide]Climate data for Manali (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.0 (86) | 35.0 (95) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.0 (86) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 35.0 (95) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.2 (81) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.0 (12.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | −5.0 (23) | −10.0 (14) | −11.6 (11.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.268) | 133.5 (5.256) | 202.3 (7.965) | 108.0 (4.252) | 78.9 (3.106) | 88.0 (3.465) | 215.1 (8.469) | 221.7 (8.728) | 100.4 (3.953) | 52.3 (2.059) | 43.0 (1.693) | 59.5 (2.343) | 1,411.1 (55.555) |
| Average rainy days | 6.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 91.1 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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