Editing Imphal (section)

== Geography and climate ==
{{climate chart
|Imphal
|4.3 |21.7|11.7
|7.2 |23.4|30.8
|11.6|26.9|91.6
|15.7|28.4|132.7
|18.4|28.9|158.6
|21.2|29.4|224.9
|21.5|29.0|222.8
|21.3|29.2|194.8
|20.1|29.0|147.3
|16.6|28.4|111.5
|11.0|25.4|46.0
|5.3 |22.4|15.1

|source= ''IMD''<ref name="IMD">{{Cite web 
| url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/imphal2.htm 
| title = Imphal, India 
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]] 
| access-date = 16 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122728/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/imphal2.htm 
| archive-date = 15 December 2018 | url-status = dead 
}}</ref>

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Imphal lies on the [[Imphal Valley]] surrounded by nine ranges of hills at {{Coord|24.8074|N|93.9384|E}} in extreme eastern India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/17/Imphal.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Imphal, India|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405133341/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/17/Imphal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with an average elevation of {{convert|786|m|abbr=out}}.

It has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen]]: ''Cwa'')<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/47589/ |title=Climate: Imphal - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=31 October 2013 |archive-date=10 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210031729/https://en.climate-data.org/location/47589/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with cool, dry winters and a slightly hot [[monsoon]] season. Imphal enjoys a moderate climate tempered by its moderately high altitude and the surrounding hills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imphal climate: weather by month, temperature, precipitation, when to go |url=https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/india/imphal |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=www.climatestotravel.com |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114172727/https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/india/imphal |url-status=live }}</ref> Maximum temperatures in the hottest months average about {{convert|29|°C}}; January is the coldest month, with average lows near {{convert|4|°C}}, often drops to around 1&nbsp;°C in the coldest nights and in some clear nights drops below freezing point. Frost is observable in the winter mornings few days of the year. The city receives about {{convert|1381|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain, with June and July being the wettest months. Imphal observes 42.2 days with [[thunder]] and 46.1 days with [[fog]], annually. Thunder is common in the pre monsoon and rainy season, whereas fog mostly occurs in the dry winter mornings which clears out in the noon.<ref name=NCEI>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/India/XLS/IMPHAL_42623.xlsx |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Imphal-42623 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=[[NOAA|National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration]] |access-date=22 March 2024|no-pp=y |type=Excel |format=XLSX }}</ref>

The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|36.1|C}}, on 29 April 1999, and the lowest temperature was {{convert|-2.7|C}} on 10 January 1970.<ref name=NCEI/><ref name="IMD"/><ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
 |title=Ever Recorded Maximum Temperature, Minimum Temperature and 24 Hours Heaviest Rainfall upto 2010 
 |publisher=India Meteorological Department 
 |access-date=16 May 2014 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
 |archive-date=16 March 2014}} 
</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Imphal (1991–2020, extremes 1953–present)
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| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 29.1
| Feb record high C = 32.0
| Mar record high C = 35.0
| Apr record high C = 36.1
| May record high C = 35.6
| Jun record high C = 35.9
| Jul record high C = 35.7
| Aug record high C = 35.2
| Sep record high C = 34.6
| Oct record high C = 34.2
| Nov record high C = 31.4
| Dec record high C = 28.9
|year record high C = 36.1
| Jan avg record high C  = 25.7
| Feb avg record high C  = 28.4
| Mar avg record high C  = 31.9
| Apr avg record high C  = 33.0
| May avg record high C  = 33.4
| Jun avg record high C  = 33.0
| Jul avg record high C  = 32.7
| Aug avg record high C  = 33.0
| Sep avg record high C  = 32.9
| Oct avg record high C  = 32.2
| Nov avg record high C  = 29.5
| Dec avg record high C  = 25.9
| year avg record high C = 34.2
| Jan high C = 22.9
| Feb high C = 25.0
| Mar high C = 27.9
| Apr high C = 29.0
| May high C = 29.3
| Jun high C = 29.9
| Jul high C = 29.7
| Aug high C = 30.0
| Sep high C = 30.0
| Oct high C = 29.1
| Nov high C = 26.4
| Dec high C = 23.2
|year high C = 27.7
| Jan low C = 5.2
| Feb low C = 8.2
| Mar low C = 12.6
| Apr low C = 16.2
| May low C = 19.2
| Jun low C = 21.8
| Jul low C = 22.5
| Aug low C = 22.2
| Sep low C = 21.2
| Oct low C = 17.9
| Nov low C = 11.5
| Dec low C = 6.7
|year low C = 
| Jan avg record low C  = 1.6
| Feb avg record low C  = 3.8
| Mar avg record low C  = 7.6
| Apr avg record low C  = 12.1
| May avg record low C  = 15.4
| Jun avg record low C  = 19.3
| Jul avg record low C  = 20.9
| Aug avg record low C  = 20.6
| Sep avg record low C  = 18.8
| Oct avg record low C  = 13.3
| Nov avg record low C  = 6.4
| Dec avg record low C  = 2.8
| year avg record low C = 1.7
| Jan record low C = -2.7
| Feb record low C = -1.4
| Mar record low C = 2.4
| Apr record low C = 6.2
| May record low C = 11.1
| Jun record low C = 14.7
| Jul record low C = 14.7
| Aug record low C = 14.6
| Sep record low C = 14.3
| Oct record low C = 7.8
| Nov record low C = 1.5
| Dec record low C = -1.7
|year record low C = -2.7
| rain colour  =  green
| Jan rain mm  = 10.5
| Feb rain mm  = 21.6
| Mar rain mm  = 70.8
| Apr rain mm  = 124.1
| May rain mm  = 191.6
| Jun rain mm  = 218.1
| Jul rain mm  = 229.9
| Aug rain mm  = 194.8
| Sep rain mm  = 163.3
| Oct rain mm  = 112.5
| Nov rain mm  = 26.2
| Dec rain mm  = 17.7
| year rain mm = 1381.0
| unit rain days = 2.5 mm
| Jan rain days = 1.0
| Feb rain days = 2.7
| Mar rain days = 5.0
| Apr rain days = 9.2
| May rain days = 12.4
| Jun rain days = 14.7
| Jul rain days = 16.1
| Aug rain days = 13.0
| Sep rain days = 9.7
| Oct rain days = 7.2
| Nov rain days = 1.8
| Dec rain days = 0.9
| year rain days = 93.8
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 61
| Feb humidity = 54
| Mar humidity = 52
| Apr humidity = 62
| May humidity = 70
| Jun humidity = 77
| Jul humidity = 80
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 79
| Nov humidity = 74
| Dec humidity = 71
|year humidity = 
|source= [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025145/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| archive-date = 8 April 2024
| url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991–2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 7 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="IMD"/>
}}