Panipat Weather

Panipat is a historic town in the state of Haryana. This town witnessed the three pivotal battles in Indian history and in modern times, it is known as the city of weavers. With a flourishing handloom industry here much of whose manufactured and handmade goods are exported to other countries, this city is fast growing into a modern city of India.

Weather in Panipat is what you would expect in the cities of Northern India which are enclosed by plains on all sides. Being far away from the seas which lie more towards the eastern and southern parts of the country, the towns and cities which are landlocked in the northern plains, experience high extremities in their weather patterns.

Panipat weather is no exception. located at a distance of 90 km from Delhi and 169 km from the city of Chandigarh, this historic town has hot, dry summers and cold, chilling winters. The wide grounds of the town where the three historic battles of Panipat were fought are testimony to the extreme weather conditions which have created vast plain lands in and around the town.

Panipat experiences extreme dry heat in the summers. The temperature goes up as high as mid 40s in degree centigrade and with the low humidity, the intensity of the heat is much more. Relief comes to this heated city in the form of rains only from the months of June to September. Then again, winter temperature drops to near freezing point. It can go as low as four degrees centigrade. Local people are accustomed to the extremities of the weather here and they take due precautions to protect themselves, from the extreme heat as well as cold.

Panipat attracts tourists from all over the country as well as from abroad. Being a land of historic battles, this town attracts students of history or tourists simply curious to witness the battleground of the three historic battles of Panipat which were fought here. With the industrial base rapidly developing in this town, it attracts investors, businessmen and traders from all over the country. The city of weavers proves especially lucrative to people in the handloom occupation who have made their homes here after coming from different parts of the country. Established industrial norms, support of the government and high wages are some of the key factors which makes this town attractive to handloom weavers from all over.

The best time to visit Panipat is during autumn or spring times when the temperature is moderate and pleasant. The hotels in Panipat are few but their hospitality and food is well known and one must plan a trip to this city to savor its historic past as well as the flavors of the present.