Delhousie / Chamba Travel Essentials
TOURIST INFORMATION
1) Himachal Pradesh Tourism, Tourist
Information Office, Dalhousie- 176 304,
GENERAL INFORMATION
Area
: 13 sq. km.
Altitude :
2036 metres.
Temperature
(deg C): Summer - Max 23.5, Min 15.5; Winter - Max 10,
Min 1.
Clothings :
Summer - Light woollens, Winter - Heavy woollens.
Best Season
: April to November.
Languages Spoken
: Pahari (Local Dialect), Hindi, English.
SEASON:The
best tourist season to visit Chamba is between April and
October. Adventure tourists may like to undertake winter
trekking from November to March when the higher reaches
of the district are snow clad and access to most of the
villages is on foot.
CLIMATE:The
climate of Chamba in general is tempreate with well defined
seasons. However, there may be variations because of micro-climatic
systems depending upon altitude and mountain aspect. The
winters last from December to February. March and April
generally remain cool and dry but snowfall does occur
at higher elevations during these months. The temperature
begins to rise rapidly from the middle of April till last
week of June or first week of July when monsoon breaks-in.
Monsoon continues till the end of August or mid September.
During the monsoon, the weather remains misty, humid and
cloudy. October and November are comparatively dry but
cold. The maximum temperature in Chamba town in summers
is 38°C and the minimum in winter is 0°C.
For more
details, please contact Countrywide Holidays Pvt. Ltd.