Editing Mysore (section)

== Geography ==
=== Area and extent ===
[[File:Mysore race course.jpeg|thumb|View of the city from Chamundi Hills]]
[[File:Mysore Palace seen from Chamundi Hill Viewpoint at night.jpg|thumb|Mysore Palace seen from Chamundi Hill Viewpoint at night]]
Mysore is located at {{Coord|12.30|N|74.65|E|}} and has an average altitude of {{convert|770|m|ft|0}}.<ref name="clim">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C&dq=Mysore+770&pg=PA110|chapter=Climate and clothing|title=Bangalore&nbsp;– Mysore|page=110|publisher=Orient Longman|location=Hyderabad, India|isbn=0-86311-431-8|first=Afried|last=Raman|year=1994|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524130549/http://www.google.co.in/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C&pg=PA110&dq=Mysore+770&as_brr=3&sig=67NNbsZctrs2F4gKoFlUphWdkYM|archive-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> It is spread across an area of {{convert|286.05|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="swm">{{cite web|url=http://mysorecity.gov.in/forms/SWM.pdf|title=Action plan for solid waste management|publisher=Mysore City Corporation|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071129005338/http://mysorecity.gov.in/forms/SWM.pdf|archive-date= 29 November 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=25 September 2007}}</ref>{{rp|4}} at the base of the [[Chamundi Hill]]s in the southern region of Karnataka. Mysore is the southernmost city of Karnataka and is a neighbouring city of the states of [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] in the south, flanked by the state cities [[Madikeri]], [[Chamarajanagara]], and [[Mandya]]. People in and around Mysore extensively use [[Kannada]] as a medium of language. Mysore has several lakes, such as the [[Kukkarahalli lake|Kukkarahalli]], the [[Karanji Lake|Karanji]], and the [[Lingambudhi Lake|Lingambudhi]] lakes. Mysore has The Biggest 'Walk-Through Aviary' called Karanji Lake in India. In 2001, total land area usage in Mysore city was 39.9%&nbsp;residential, 16.1%&nbsp;roads, 13.74%&nbsp;parks and open spaces, 13.48%&nbsp;industrial, 8.96%&nbsp;public property, 3.02%&nbsp;commercial, 2.27%&nbsp;agriculture and 2.02&nbsp;water.<ref name="cdp">{{cite web|url=http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/MysoreCdp/MysoreCDP.pdf|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Government of India|title=Mysore City Development Plan|access-date=25 September 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013603/http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/MysoreCdp/MysoreCDP.pdf|archive-date =27 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rp|35}} The city is located between two rivers: the [[Kaveri River]] that flows through the north of the city and the [[Kabini River]], a tributary of the Kaveri, that lies to the south.

=== Climate ===
Mysore has a [[tropical savanna climate]] (''Aw'') bordering on a [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]]. The main seasons are Summer from March to May, the [[monsoon]] season from June to October and winter from November to February.<ref name="clim" /> The highest temperature recorded in Mysore was {{nowrap|{{convert|39.9|°C|°F|abbr=on|0}}}} on 25&nbsp;April 2016, and the lowest was {{nowrap|{{convert|7.7|°C|°F|abbr=on|0}}}} on 16 January 2012.<ref name="hight">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/10/stories/2007041013990500.htm|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|title=Severe heat wave likely to hit Mysore in the next few weeks|date=10 April 2007|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032644/http://hindu.com/2007/04/10/stories/2007041013990500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="imd">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdbangalore.gov.in/mchistory.pdf#15|title=Indian Meteorological Department – Meteorological Centre – Bengaluru|publisher=Government of India – Ministry of Earth Sciences|access-date=19 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517002528/http://www.imdbangalore.gov.in/mchistory.pdf#15|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="lowt">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktakas-coldest-day-in-100-years-7-dead-in-ap/221821-62.html|publisher=IBN Live|date=18 January 2012|title=Karnataka's coldest day in 100 years, 7 dead in Andhra Pradesh|access-date=4 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221180708/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktakas-coldest-day-in-100-years-7-dead-in-ap/221821-62.html|archive-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> The city's average annual rainfall is {{convert|798.6|mm|in|1|abbr = on}}.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Mysore (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 33.9
| Feb record high C = 36.1
| Mar record high C = 38.5
| Apr record high C = 39.9
| May record high C = 39.0
| Jun record high C = 37.4
| Jul record high C = 35.8
| Aug record high C = 33.9
| Sep record high C = 34.2
| Oct record high C = 35.0
| Nov record high C = 32.8
| Dec record high C = 32.1
| year record high C = 39.9
| Jan high C = 29.3
| Feb high C = 31.4
| Mar high C = 33.6
| Apr high C = 34.3
| May high C = 33.4
| Jun high C = 30.0
| Jul high C = 28.7
| Aug high C = 28.6
| Sep high C = 29.5
| Oct high C = 29.4
| Nov high C = 28.7
| Dec high C = 28.3
| year high C = 30.4
| Jan low C = 16.3
| Feb low C = 17.3
| Mar low C = 19.4
| Apr low C = 21.0
| May low C = 21.2
| Jun low C = 20.4
| Jul low C = 19.9
| Aug low C = 19.8
| Sep low C = 19.7
| Oct low C = 19.7
| Nov low C = 18.7
| Dec low C = 16.9
| year low C = 19.2
| Jan record low C = 7.7
| Feb record low C = 8.6
| Mar record low C = 10.4
| Apr record low C = 14.9
| May record low C = 15.6
| Jun record low C = 12.6
| Jul record low C = 15.8
| Aug record low C = 16.5
| Sep record low C = 13.4
| Oct record low C = 11.2
| Nov record low C = 9.6
| Dec record low C = 8.7
| year record low C = 7.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.1
| Feb rain mm = 2.5
| Mar rain mm = 12.6
| Apr rain mm = 84.5
| May rain mm = 127.8
| Jun rain mm = 76.6
| Jul rain mm = 84.2
| Aug rain mm = 96.9
| Sep rain mm = 102.3
| Oct rain mm = 162.7
| Nov rain mm = 67.5
| Dec rain mm = 12.9
| year rain mm = 831.5
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.2
| Mar rain days = 1.1
| Apr rain days = 4.9
| May rain days = 7.3
| Jun rain days = 6.0
| Jul rain days = 8.1
| Aug rain days = 7.9
| Sep rain days = 6.9
| Oct rain days = 8.5
| Nov rain days = 4.3
| Dec rain days = 0.9
| year rain days = 56.2
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 50
| Feb humidity = 49
| Mar humidity = 45
| Apr humidity = 50
| May humidity = 62
| Jun humidity = 73
| Jul humidity = 76
| Aug humidity = 75
| Sep humidity = 72
| Oct humidity = 72
| Nov humidity = 70
| Dec humidity = 61
| year humidity = 63
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = 11 November 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Mysore Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 517–518
| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M102
| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref>
| source =
| Jan uv = 10
| Feb uv = 12
| Mar uv = 12
| Apr uv = 12
| May uv = 12
| Jun uv = 12
| Jul uv = 12
| Aug uv = 12
| Sep uv = 12
| Oct uv = 12
| Nov uv = 10
| Dec uv = 10
| source 2 = Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/mysuru-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Mysore, India
| publisher = Weather Atlas
| access-date = 20 July 2022
}}</ref>
}}

===Rainfall===
As per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Mysore taluk has been divided into 4 [[hobli]]s. In 2022, the rainfall received by these hoblis are as follows:
# Mysore - {{convert|1358|mm|in}}
# Elivala - {{convert|1257|mm|in}}
# Jayapura - {{convert|1405|mm|in}}
# Varuna - {{convert|1383|mm|in}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=26 July 2023|title=Annual State Report 2022}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Overall, Mysore taluk received 67% of excess rainfall in the year 2022.