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Post by desiccatedi85 on May 6, 2024 14:44:45 GMT -5
This battle pits what I consider the best climate in North India against the best climate in South India.
Banihal which is a mountain pass at over 5,000 feet in elevation has a warm temperate climate with especially wet winters and springs, and dry summers by Indian standards. Tommy's site includes its updated 1991-2020 normals, but no record highs, lows, rainy days, or humidity, so I just posted the 1981-2010 wikibox. Averages have barely warmed since then.
Mahabaleshwar at over 4,000 feet in the Western Ghats has a subtropical to tropical climate that has a nice mild monsoon with a hot dry season too. The monsoon season is easily the coolest of the year, and much cooler than your typical monsoon. This makes the climate kinda reminiscent of a southern hemisphere Mediterranean climate, though with wildly different "climate genetics".
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Post by arcleo on May 6, 2024 14:56:04 GMT -5
Banihal for greater seasonal variation and more changeable weather, never extremely wet nor dry.
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Post by Steelernation on May 6, 2024 14:59:05 GMT -5
lol you actually unironically like a climate with 87” of rain in a month on 30/31 days?
Benihal is really good, although how good depends on if those are 0.1 mm or 1 mm precipitation days (its too dry if the latter).
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Post by Shaheen Hassan on May 6, 2024 15:10:03 GMT -5
Mahabaleshwar.
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Post by tommyFL on May 6, 2024 15:20:28 GMT -5
lol you actually unironically like a climate with 87” of rain in a month on 30/31 days? Benihal is really good, although how good depends on if those are 0.1 mm or 1 mm precipitation days (its too dry if the latter). India's "rainy day" is 2.5 mm or more. They also provide number of days with 0.3 mm or more, which is 107 for Banihal and 128 for Mahabaleshwar. |
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Post by CRISPR on May 6, 2024 15:21:10 GMT -5
Banihal for more evenly distributed precipitation pattern without four months of excess.
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Post by AJ1013 on May 6, 2024 16:11:41 GMT -5
The one that you don’t need noah’s ark to survive
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Post by greysrigging on May 6, 2024 16:55:54 GMT -5
Mahabaleshwar.
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Post by jgtheone on May 6, 2024 17:25:20 GMT -5
Banihal. Much better overall temp profile and the winter there is pretty wet anyway. Literally the wettest season. 2000mm of rain in a month is ridiculous
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Post by Ethereal on May 6, 2024 23:40:51 GMT -5
Mahabaleshwar I guess, for not having freezing lows in winter. It indeed does look like a Southern Hemisphere med climate. Lol
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Post by cawfeefan on May 7, 2024 3:25:25 GMT -5
Banihal, quite a good climate actually with no crazy rainfall months
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Post by tommyFL on May 7, 2024 6:28:58 GMT -5
Mahabaleshwar
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Post by Benfxmth on May 7, 2024 6:47:20 GMT -5
I've put some thought into it, I think I'll give the edge to Mahabaleshwar.
Yes the monsoon precip is rediculous, though doesn't last very long and the notably warmer temps make it better - Banihal gets too much cold winter rain anyway.
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Post by tompas on May 7, 2024 10:52:27 GMT -5
The one that you don’t need noah’s ark to survive This |
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Post by melonside421 on May 8, 2024 6:15:10 GMT -5
Easily Banihal
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Post by Kaleetan on May 8, 2024 8:44:31 GMT -5
Both bad, especially for India standards, but I'm going with Mahabaleshwar for not getting freezes. That monsoon is way over-the-top though!
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Post by Marcelo on May 8, 2024 12:25:29 GMT -5
Banihal. It's actually one of the best climates of India.
On the other hand, Mahabaleshwar is so freaking humid during the wet season that fungus grow even in the bleach.
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