Delhi
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Delhi has many tourist places, both historic and modern. Delhi is a hub for shopping of all kinds. Delhi is also famous for places of worship of many religions.
The Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Climate
Delhi features an atypical version of the humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). The warm season lasts from 9 April to 8 July with an average daily high temperature above 36 °C (97 °F). The hottest day of the year is 22 May, with an average high of 38 °C (100 °F) and low of 25 °C (77 °F). The cold season lasts from 11 December to 11 February with an average daily high temperature below 18 °C (64 °F). The coldest day of the year is 4 January, with an average low of 2 °C (36 °F) and high of 15 °C (59 °F). In early March, the wind direction changes from north-westerly to south-westerly. From April to October the weather is hot. The monsoon arrives at the end of June, along with an increase in humidity. The brief, mild winter starts in late November, peaks in January and heavy fog often occurs.
Temperatures in Delhi usually range from 5 to 40 °C (41.0 to
104.0 °F), with the lowest and highest temperatures ever recorded being
?2.2 and 48.4 °C (28.0 and 119.1 °F) respectively.
The annual mean temperature is 25 °C (77 °F); monthly mean temperatures
range from 13 to 32 °C (55 to 90 °F). The highest temperature recorded
in July was 45 °C (113 °F) in 1931. The average annual rainfall is approximately 714 mm (28.1 in), most of which falls during the monsoon in July and August. The average date of the advent of monsoon winds in Delhi is 29 June.
