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    The climate of Nagaland is characterized by a monsoon type climate with warm, wet summers and dry, cold winters. The rainiest months are July and August, which are also the hottest months, with some places receiving over 500mm of rainfall. The highest rainfall occurs in Zunheboto, which receives 1120mm annually. In winter, retreating monsoon winds from Siberia bring cold temperatures and occasional rain showers to higher altitude places like Zunheboto and Pfutsero, where temperatures sometimes drop below freezing. The coldest recorded temperatures are -1°C in Zunheboto and 0.7°C in Pfutsero in January. Summers in Nagaland are short

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    The climate of Nagaland is characterized by a monsoon type climate with warm, wet summers and dry, cold winters. The rainiest months are July and August, which are also the hottest months, with some places receiving over 500mm of rainfall. The highest rainfall occurs in Zunheboto, which receives 1120mm annually. In winter, retreating monsoon winds from Siberia bring cold temperatures and occasional rain showers to higher altitude places like Zunheboto and Pfutsero, where temperatures sometimes drop below freezing. The coldest recorded temperatures are -1°C in Zunheboto and 0.7°C in Pfutsero in January. Summers in Nagaland are short

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    Climate of Nagaland

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    Priyanshi Batheja
    The climate of Nagaland is characterized by a monsoon type climate with warm, wet summers and dry, cold winters. The rainiest months are July and August, which are also the hottest months, with some places receiving over 500mm of rainfall. The highest rainfall occurs in Zunheboto, which receives 1120mm annually. In winter, retreating monsoon winds from Siberia bring cold temperatures and occasional rain showers to higher altitude places like Zunheboto and Pfutsero, where temperatures sometimes drop below freezing. The coldest recorded temperatures are -1°C in Zunheboto and 0.7°C in Pfutsero in January. Summers in Nagaland are short

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    CLIMATE OF

    NAGALAND
    • THE CLIMATE OF NAGALAND AT MACRO LEVEL IS CHARACTERIZED BY MONSOON TYPE OF CLIMATE
    WITH WET AND WARM SUMMER AND DRY AND COLD WINTER.
    • THE RAINIEST PERIOD OF THE YEAR IS JULY AND AUGUST IN NAGALAND. AND ALSO THIS IS THE
    HOTTEST PERIOD OF THE YEAR. THE PLACES WHICH RECEIVE RAINFALL ABOVE 500MM IN RAINY
    SEASON

    • THE HIGHEST RAINFALL IS RECORDED WITHIN ZUNHEBOTO AREA(1120MM)


    • THE RETREADING MONSOON WIND BLOWS IN WINTER WHICH BRINGS LITTLE SHOWER WITH COLD
    WIND FROM SIBERIAN REGION.

    • THIS WIND TOUCHES MAINLY THE PLACE HAVING HIGHER ALTITUDE LIKE ZUNHEBOTO AND
    PFUTSERU. IN THESE PLACES HAILSTORMS ARE EXPERIENCED WHICH BRINGS TEMPERATURE
    FURTHER BELOW FREEZING POINT ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT TIME.

    • THE COLDEST PLACES DETECTED ARE ZUNHEBOTO -1°C AND PFUTSERO 0.7°C IN JANUARY AND THE
    AVERAGE RAINFALL OF THESE PLACES ARE RECORDED AS110CM AND 90CM RESPECTIVELY.

    • THE STATE ENJOYS A HEALTHY, PLEASANT CLIMATE. SUMMER IS THE SHORTEST SEASON IN THE


    STATE, LASTING FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS. THE TEMPERATURE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON
    REMAINS BETWEEN 16 TO 31 °C

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