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Geography and Climate

Amritsar is located at 31.63°N 74.87°E with an average elevation of 234 metres (768 ft).

Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (November to March) with temperature ranges from 4 °C (39 °F) to about 19 °C (66 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (September to November). Annual rainfall is about 681 millimetres (26.8 in). Since 1970, the lowest temperature, −6.6 °C (20.1 °F), was recorded on 21 Jan 2005 and the highest temperature, 49.7 °C (121.5 °F), was recorded on 21 May 1978......wikipedia

Climate data for Amritsar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	29.9 (85.8)	35.7 (96.3)	43.9 (111.0)	47.5 (117.5)	47.2 (117.0)	45.0 (113.0)	40.2 (104.4)	39.5 (103.1)	37.6 (99.7)	32.3 (90.1)	26.2 (79.2)	47.5 (117.5)
Average high °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	21.9 (71.4)	26.9 (80.4)	33.9 (93.0)	38.8 (101.8)	39.8 (103.6)	35.3 (95.5)	34.3 (93.7)	34.4 (93.9)	32.3 (90.1)	27.0 (80.6)	21.3 (70.3)	30.43 (86.77)
Average low °C (°F)	3.9 (39.0)	6.3 (43.3)	11.0 (51.8)	16.2 (61.2)	21.2 (70.2)	24.9 (76.8)	25.6 (78.1)	25.2 (77.4)	22.7 (72.9)	15.7 (60.3)	8.6 (47.5)	4.3 (39.7)	15.47 (59.84)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.1 (26.4)	−2.8 (27.0)	1.8 (35.2)	6.6 (43.9)	11.7 (53.1)	17.8 (64.0)	18.0 (64.4)	19.0 (66.2)	13.6 (56.5)	8.3 (46.9)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.5 (25.7)	−3.5 (25.7)
Rainfall mm (inches)	28.3 (1.114)	29.2 (1.15)	34.8 (1.37)	19.3 (0.76)	19.6 (0.772)	51.7 (2.035)	224.7 (8.846)	174.5 (6.87)	94.6 (3.724)	21.3 (0.839)	5.7 (0.224)	14.6 (0.575)	718.3 (28.28)
Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.4	2.0	2.6	1.5	1.3	3.1	8.2	8.1	3.6	1.2	0.6	1.2	35.8
% humidity	74	70	64	47	38	48	72	77	69	67	73	76	64.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	182.9	193.2	220.1	264.0	294.5	270.0	217.0	226.3	240.0	254.2	219.0	182.9	2,764.1