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Get the North Sikkim, SK local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The average annual temperature for most of Sikkim is around 18 °C (64 °F). [citation needed] Sikkim is one of the few states in India to receive regular snowfall. The snow line ranges from 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) in the south of the state to 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) in the north. [63]
The lake is surrounded by steep mountains which are covered with snow during winter. During summer the snow cover melts and forms the source for the lake. [1] The lake which remains frozen in winter season, sometimes extending up to May, receives an average annual precipitation of 1,183 millimetres (46.6 in) with temperatures recorded in the range of 0–25 °C (32–77 °F).
Summer temperatures tend to be more uniform than winter temperatures due to high cloud cover and humidity. [ 59 ] In the Brahmaputra and Barak valley river plains, mean winter temperatures vary between 16 and 17 °C (61 and 63 °F) while mean summer temperatures are around 28 °C (82 °F). [ 57 ]
Most hill stations in India are located in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the Himalayas and in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu in Western ghats. [2]
Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of 5,430 m (17,800 ft) according to the Government of Sikkim. [1] [2] [a] It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan District in Indian state of Sikkim, [1] and considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs.
Dzuluk is at an altitude of about 9,400 feet. The summer temperature would be near 20 °C (68 °F) with substantial difference between the day and night temperature. The rainy season is a little protracted, and heavy to very heavy showers are common. The winter may see snowfall in the area of about 3–5 feet (0.91–1.52 m) of snow.
Tso Lhamo lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 5,100 m (16,700 ft). [1] [2] It is situated in Mangan district, Sikkim, India, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the international border with China.