Districts like Nainital: soil, rain and warmth

Districts whose rain and warmth are close to this one's, ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Samba, Jammu And Kashmir About 550 km away. 1,320 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  2. Panchkula, Haryana About 280 km away. 1,210 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  3. Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand About 160 km away. 1,370 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Small Millets, Rice Compare
  4. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh About 350 km away. 1,230 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Maize, Rice Compare
  5. Bageshwar, Uttarakhand About 90 km away. 1,890 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Rice, Ragi (Finger Millet) Compare
  6. Kodagu, Karnataka About 1,920 km away. 1,500 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Black Pepper, Arecanut, Rice Compare
  7. Almora, Uttarakhand About 50 km away. 1,180 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Ragi (Finger Millet), Wheat, Rice Compare
  8. Tuensang, Nagaland About 1,550 km away. 1,830 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Other Pulses, Maize Compare
  9. Champawat, Uttarakhand About 60 km away. 1,410 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Rice, Ragi (Finger Millet) Compare
  10. Dehradun, Uttarakhand About 190 km away. 1,440 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare

Yields also depend on water, weather, seeds and farming practice, not only soil.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).