Dalhousie (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖəlɦɔːziː]) is a hill station, near town of Chamba in Chamba district in the Indian state

of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated on five hills and has an elevation of 1,970 m (6,460 ft) above sea level.[1]

Etymology[edit]
Dalhousie Town was named after The Earl of Dalhousie, who was the British Governor-General in India while establishing
this place as a summer retreat.[2]

Climate[edit]
Dalhousie has a humid subtropical climate. Late summer and early spring see torrential rainfall due to monsoonal influence.
The city sees over 90 frost days per year and 20-30 snowy days. The average night temperature during the season is
around 4 °C (39 °F), while the maximum is close to 11 °C (52 °F).

hideClimate data for Dalhousie, India (1961–1990, rainfall 1951–2000)

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

21.7 29.4 30.7 32.6 34.4 35.5 32.8 28.4 28.0 27.9 25.7 23.9 35.5
Record high °C (°F)
(71.1) (84.9) (87.3) (90.7) (93.9) (95.9) (91.0) (83.1) (82.4) (82.2) (78.3) (75.0) (95.9)

11.5 12.7 17.3 21.3 24.9 26.6 23.6 22.7 22.8 22.0 17.8 14.4 19.8
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
(52.7) (54.9) (63.1) (70.3) (76.8) (79.9) (74.5) (72.9) (73.0) (71.6) (64.0) (57.9) (67.6)

2.3 2.7 6.3 10.5 13.8 16.2 15.7 15.5 13.9 10.9 6.9 4.4 9.9
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
(36.1) (36.9) (43.3) (50.9) (56.8) (61.2) (60.3) (59.9) (57.0) (51.6) (44.4) (39.9) (49.8)

−8.6 −8.0 −1.2 0.6 2.0 8.0 8.3 11.1 8.0 −2.2 0.1 −8.0 −8.6
Record low °C (°F)
(16.5) (17.6) (29.8) (33.1) (35.6) (46.4) (46.9) (52.0) (46.4) (28.0) (32.2) (17.6) (16.5)

573.2
155.1 122.2 155.7 96.2 62.5 130.8 588.0 245.7 73.0 37.7 70.9 2,311
Average rainfall mm (inches) (22.57
(6.11) (4.81) (6.13) (3.79) (2.46) (5.15) (23.15) (9.67) (2.87) (1.48) (2.79) (90.98)
)

Average rainy days (≥ 2.5

6.5 5.9 6.5 5.3 4.2 6.4 18.3 19.8 8.8 2.7 1.8 3.4 89.6
mm)
 Average relative
72 67 64 57 50 54 78 85 79 70 70 68 68
humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)

Source: India Meteorological Department[3]

See also[edit]

 Lootera, 2013 film shot in Dalhousie[4]

 Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, 2023 film shot in Dalhousie

References[edit]
1. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India. p. 177.
2. ^ "Dalhousie: perfect summer getaway". Bangalore Mirror. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1
May 2013.
3. ^ "Climate of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Climatological Summaries of States Series - No. 15. India Meteorological Department. January
2010. pp. 36–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
4. ^ "Snowfall throws shooting schedule of Lootera out of gear".

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