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:: AMRITSAR
CITY GUIDE |
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How to reach
Amritsar ? |
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:: By Air |
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The
Rajasansi airport, about 11 km. from town, is
connected by domestic flights to Delhi, and
international flights to Singapore, UAE, UK, Canada,
USA, Uzbekistan and Italy. |
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:: By Train |
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Amritsar is connected by direct
trains to most of the Indian cities like Delhi, Jammu,
Mumbai, Nagpur, Calcutta , Patna, Jaipur , Puri etc . |
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:: By Road |
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Roads are connect
Amritsar with most of the north Indian towns,
including Chandigarh , Delhi , Shimla, Kulu,
Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie in Himachal
Pradesh, Dehradun and Rishikesh in Uttar Pradesh
and Jammu. There is also a bus service to Lahore,
35 km away, which is the most convenient overland
connection between India and Pakistan. |
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:: Languages |
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Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Hindi,
English & Urdu |
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:: Climate |
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The climate of the district is
characterized by general dryness except in the brief south
–west monsoon season, a hot summer and bracing winter . The
year may be divided in four seasons. The cold season is from
November to February . The period from March to June is the
hot season. The south-west monsoon season is from about the
beginning of July to the first week of September. The
succeeding period lasting till the beginning of November is
the post-monsoon or transition period. |
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:: Rainfall |
The average annual rainfall in
the district is 541.9mm.The rainfall in the district
increases generally from the south-west towards the
north-east and varies from 435.5 mm to 591.7 mm. About 74
per cent of the annual normal rainfall in the district is
received during the period June to September and as much as
about 13 per cent of the annual rainfall occurs during the
period December to February .On an average, there are 30
rainy days (i.e. days with rainfall of 2.5mm or more)in a
year in the district.
The heaviest rainfall in 24 hours recorded at any station in
the district was 457.2 mm on 5 October 1955 . |
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:: Temperature |
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From about
the end of March, temperatures increase steadily till June
which is the hottest month with mean daily minimum at
26.2c.The heat during the summer is intense and the hot dust
laden winds which blow during the afternoons add to the
discomfort .with the onset of the monsoon in the district by
about the end of June or the beginning of July, there is
appreciable drop in the day temperature. The nights are,
however as warm during the monsoon as in summer and due to
the increased moisture in the monsoon air, the weather is
often oppressive. After the withdrawal of the monsoon early
in September while the day temperatures remain as in the
monsoon season, nights become progressively cooler. From
October, there is a rapid drop in the temperatures. January
is generally the coldest month with the mean daily maximum
at 4.5c. During the cold season, the district is affected by
cold waves in the rear of passing western disturbances and
the minimum temperature occasionally drops down to a degree
or two below the freezing point of water. Frosts are common
during the cold season. |
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:: Humidity |
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Relative
humidity is generally high in the mornings, exceeding 70 per
cent except during the summer season when it is less than 50
per cent. The humidity is comparatively less in the
afternoons. The driest part of the year is the summer season
when the relative humidity in the afternoons is about 25 per
cent or less. |
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:: Cloudiness |
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The skies
are generally partly to heavily clouded and occasionally
overcast during the monsoon and for brief spells of a day or
two in association with passing western disturbances during
the cold season .During the rest of the year, the skies are
mostly clear or lightly clouded. |
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:: Winds |
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Winds are
generally light with some strengthening in the summer and
early part of the monsoon season. In the post-monsoon and
cold season, winds are light and variable in direction in
the morning and mostly from the west or north-west in the
afternoons. In April and May, winds are mainly from
direction between north-west and north-east in the mornings
and between west and north-east in the afternoons. By June,
easterlies and south –easterlies also blow and in the
south-west monsoon season. winds are more commonly from
directions between north-east and south-east. |
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