Tamenglong is a town in Naga hills of Manipur and the district headquarters of the Tamenglong district.
Geography
Tamenglong is located in western Manipur lying on the hilltop from which descends the Barak River. It is 160 km west of Imphal, Manipur’s capital city.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cwa). Tamenglong is a highland which makes the temperatures cooler. The warmer months are extremely rainy. July receives most rain while December is the driest.
| hideClimate data for Tamenglong | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
20 (68) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.5 (74.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
13.6 (56.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
168 (6.6) |
223 (8.8) |
324 (12.8) |
688 (27.1) |
728 (28.7) |
535 (21.1) |
323 (12.7) |
217 (8.5) |
42 (1.7) |
8 (0.3) |
3,336 (131.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1266m) | |||||||||||||