Cherrapunji
in East Khāsi Hills of Meghālaya, India
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Osmany International Airport (26 mi) -
Shillong Airport (33 mi) - Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (56 mi)
- Shamshernagar Airport (62 mi)
- Kailashahar Airport (71 mi)
- Kamalpur Airport (81 mi)
- Silchar Airport (85 mi)
- Khowai Airport (86 mi)
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Kaziranga National Park (Unesco heritage, 143 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 25.301 and 91.696 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 25° 18' 3" and E 91° 41' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:05 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:50 am and 5:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Cherrapunji
Cherrapunji in East Khāsi Hills (Meghālaya) with it's 11,090 habitants is located in India about 920 mi (or 1,480 km) east of New Delhi, the country's capital town.
Current time in Cherrapunji is now 05:05 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Cherrapunji. The closest is airport we know is Osmany International Airport in Bangladesh in a distance of 26 mi (or 41 km). The closest airport in India is Shillong Airport in a distance of 33 mi (or 41 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in India is Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in a distance of 107 mi (or 172 km), North-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chhatak, Shillong, Sylhet, Dispur and Netrakona. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 85 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 20% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kutmadan Cherrapunjee Resort
Videos from this area
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Cherrapunji - Wettest place on earth.
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Nohkalikai Falls , Cherrapunji , Meghalaya , India
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Yes we went to this place but couldn't see a thing.
Cherrapunji water fall during july
this video was taken just after the day with 540 mm rain fall in 24 hours.
Duwan Singh Syiem Viewpoint, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
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Tours-TV.com: Living bridges of Cherrapunji
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Root Bridge at Mawlynnong, Shillong
Featured in this video is the Root Bridge in Cherrapunji, a small a town in Meghalaya state of India. For more information on this video click - http://www.indiavideo.org/meghalaya/travel/roort-br...
The Living Root Bridge
Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cherrapunji
Cherrapunji pronunciation (currently the historical name Sohra is more commonly used; alternative spellings are Cherrapunjee and Charrapunji), is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is credited as being the second wettest place on Earth. However, nearby Mawsynram currently holds that record. Though, it still holds the world record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Cherrapunji.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Cherapunji, Cherripunji, Cherrapunji, تشيرابونجي, Çerapunci, चेरापूँजी, চেরাপুঞ্জি, Čérápuňdží, Cherrapunjee, ચેરાપુંજી, चेरापूंजी, Չերապունջի, チェラプンジ, ჩერაპუნჯი, ಚಿರಾಪುಂಜಿ, 체라푼지, Čerapundžis, ചിറാപുഞ്ചി, Cherapunjee, चेरापुंजी, Czerapuńdżi, Черапунджи, चेरापूञ्जी, Черапунџи, சோரா, చిరపుంజీ, Черрапунджі, 車剌潘治, 乞拉朋齐
