{"id":605,"date":"2020-08-02T00:05:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/answers\/?p=605"},"modified":"2020-08-01T14:34:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T09:04:48","slug":"which-is-the-coldest-place-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/answers\/regions\/which-is-the-coldest-place-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the Coldest Place in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/answers\/india\/coldest-place-india\/attachment\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1007 size-full\" title=\"Map Showing Location of the Coldest Place in India\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"Map Showing Location of the Coldest Place in India\" width=\"800\" height=\"967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india-120x145.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/answers\/2019\/01\/map-showing-coldest-place-in-india-700x846.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Map depicting location of Dras which is the coldest place in India<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dras is the coldest place in India.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The town is The town is located in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh. It falls on NH 1 between Kargil town and Zoji La pass. It is famously called the &#8216;the Gateway to Ladakh&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The climate here is of mediterranean continental that is influenced by its altitude (3,300 m). The average low that goes around here is \u221220 \u00b0C and even touch \u221223 \u00b0C during the peak of winters. The winters usually last from mid-October to mid-May. Summers continue from June to early September. The average temperature around these months hovers around 23 \u00b0C with little precipitation. Months from December to May receive the most of it. About average of 550 mm snowfall&#8217;s water equivalent falls here. The lowest temperature recorded in Dras ever was -60\u00b0C on January 9, 1995.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The town&#8217;s population is only 1,201. The main ethnic groups dwelling here are Shina people and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Balti people. Most of the people here follow Islam. The sex ratio is highly skewed here. The male population constitutes 64% of the total, while females form the rest of the 36% population. The main languages spoken here are Indo-Aryan language Shina and Balti.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dras has been turned into a major tourist spot since 1999 after the Kargil War. First, the tourists were curious to see the war zone but later start arriving here to admire its picturesque views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Draupadi Kund, Manman Top, Gomchan Valley, Dras War Memorial, Minamarg, Bhimbet Stone, Matayen, Pandrass village, Brigade War Gallery, Dras-Gurez Trek Route, Mushku Valley, Sando Top \/ Sando Base, and more are good places to visit around here.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Related Map:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 64px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/ladakh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Map of Ladakh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/maps\/ladakh\/ladakh-map-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Map of Ladakh\" width=\"64\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ladakh Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dras is the coldest place in India. 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