Chandigarh is the best-planned city in India, with architecture which is world-renowned, and a quality of life, which is unparalleled. As the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh it is a prestigious city. The face of modern India, Chandigarh, is the manifestation of a dream that Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru envisaged and Le Corbusier executed. Serenity and a city are two diametrically opposite concepts, which however, get belied in the 'City Beautiful'. Chandigarh is a rare epitome of modernization co-existing with nature's preservation. It is here that the trees and plants are as much a part of the construction plans as the buildings and the roads. India’s first planned city, is a rich, prosperous, spic and span, green city rightly called “ The City of Beautiful”
Air: Chandigarh has a domestic Airport about 8 km from city centre
Rail: There is frequent service to and from New Delhi
Road: Chandigarh has an equally good connectivity via road
New Delhi - 260 km
Shimla - 110 km
Manali- 320 km
Spring: Mid-February to mid-March and then from mid-September to mid-October). 16 °C to 25 °C and (min) 9 °C to 18 °C.
Autumn: From Mid-March to April), the temperature may rise to a maximum of 36 °C. Temperatures usually remain between 16° to 27° in autumn. The minimum temperature is around 11 °C.
Summer: Mid-May to Mid-June) maximum of 45 °C (rarely). Temperatures generally remain between 35 °C to 40 °C
Monsoon: June to mid-September,
Winter: November to Mid-March are mild but it can sometimes get quite chilly in Chandigarh. Average temperatures in the winter remain at (max) 7 °C to 15 °C and (min) -3 °C to 5 °C. Rain usually comes from the west during winters and it is usually a persistent rain for 2–3 days with sometimes hail-storms.
Spring (Mid February – Mid March, Mid September – Mid October)
