Meghalaya Climate

Meghalaya climate depends upon its altitude, the more high the altitude is, the more cooler and soothing is the climate. This is why Khasi and Jaintia hills have a very soothing climate where you can rejuvenate from your worldly pleasures amidst the nature's magnanimous beauty.

The region of Meghalaya where the temperature is too hot and humid in summers are Garo hills. The climate of Meghalaya is so in this region because of the low altitude of the place. On the other hand, Shillong experiences low temperature because of high altitudes.

Climate in Meghalaya changes with the augment of monsoon. The average yearly rainfall is around 2600 millimeters in the western part of the north eastern state while the northern Meghalaya receives an annual rainfall between 2500 to 3000 millimeters. The south eastern Meghalaya gets annual showers above 4000 millimeters. It is Cherrapunji that receives the highest rainfall somewhere around 12000 millimeters annually. With such high amount of rainfall, Meghalaya is the wettest state in India.

The climate at Meghalaya is neither too hot during the summers and nor too cold during the winters. The climate of Meghalaya is dry between November and April while it rains heavily between May and October. Winter season falls in December while it goes away by February. Summer then creeps in and stays till May and then the rainy season takes over the Meghalaya climate.