India is a vast country, stretching across varied climatic zone. The north India state of Uttar Pradesh is the fourth-largest in India, but there is little climate, which is marked by three distinct seasons, summer (March-June), monsoon (July-September) and winter (October to February). For the most part, Uttar Pradesh is flat, with low hills and plateaus of the Vindhya range to the south. The average temperature in the plains ranges between 3° C to 25' C in winter, and 28° to 45° C in the dry summer months. The heat of summers is also greatly magnified by hot winds (the loo) that blow throughout the plains. Monsoons bring down temperatures, but increase humidity. The best time to visit Uttar Pradesh is in the winter, from October to March.
Time Zone
Indian Standard Time (1ST) is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 10'/2 hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time. It is 4 1 /2 hours behind Australian Standard Time, 3 1, 2 hours behind Japanese Standard Time and 1 1/2 hours behind Thai Standard Time.
Travelling by Air
Many towns and tourist hubs of Uttar Pradesh are well-connected with major Indian metros, like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad, by air. There are domestic airports in Agra, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow and Varanasi; and Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, and Agra's Kheria Airport also have regular international flights. Besides, Gwalior and Khajuraho (both in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh) have well-connected airports that may be used to access destinations such as Jhansi and Chitrakoot in southern Uttar Pradesh.
Travelling by Rail
Uttar Pradesh has the largest railway network in the country, covering over 8,000 kms. Major railheads in the state are Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Mathura, Varanasi, Allahabad and Jhansi, all conveniently connected to the rest of the country. Log on to swantour.com for booking tickets.
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