Cherrapunjee

Cherrapunjee, is a small town located on the southern edge of Khasi Hills, a dissected plateau at an altitude of about 4,823 feet (1,484 m) above mean sea level. It is the headquarters of Sohra Civil Sub-Division and falls in East Khasi Hills District of the Indian State of Meghalaya (one of the seven states in North East India with Assam to its North and sharing an international border with Bangladesh to its South). It is the place for all those who love to be with nature.


Cherrapunjee is also famous for its beautiful and infinite variety of flowers. Sitting on the top of a mountain with a bonfire is just one of the normal days in Cherrapunjee. A night will take you on a journey of stars where life is not just usual; it's a feeling of being extraordinary. One such is the sight of the world's only living root bridge while trekking on the hills of Cherrapunjee.


One of the wettest parts in the world, Cherrapunjee receives nearly 98 percent of rainfall in eight months from March to October (nominal or no rainfall is recorded in other months, when rain is thanks to depressions in the Bay of Bengal). The deep gorges around Cherrapunjee help funnel and converge the low-flying rain-bearing clouds. The upward propelled rain clouds rapidly cool as they reach higher altitudes, condense and deluge the town. Major part of the rainfall recorded can be attributed to the orographic features of the Khasi Hills here.
At Cherrapunjee, June sees an average of 2,561.6 mm and July 3,168.9 mm. It rained 8,204.7 mm in July 1974 and in July 2004 it was 5014.6 mm, resulting in floods in downstream Bangladesh. The months of June and July put together account for 47.7% of the total annual rainfall here.