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Ukhrul in November
The Tangkhul hills and the Shirui Lily.
Quick answer. Dry and cool. The strongest wildlife and festival month. For Ukhrul specifically, November is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- People
- Tangkhul Naga
- Altitude
- Above 3,000ft
- Sights
- Shirui hills, Khangkhui cave
- From Imphal
- About 84km
- Month
- November, Manipur
- This month
- Dry and cool.
Why November here
Ukhrul district: Tangkhul culture, Shirui Ridge and cool highland air at 3,000ft+.
Ukhrul is the Tangkhul Naga hill district east of Imphal: a cool ridge town, stone-and-timber churches,Khangkhui cave, and the Shirui range above it where the state flower blooms. Roads are improving; check conditions in the rainy season.
Wildlife this month: Migratory birds arrive at Keibul Lamjao and Loktak.
What to do
Tangkhul shawls
The district’s distinctive handloom patterns.
Ridge churches
Hilltop churches with valley views.
Elsewhere in Manipur in November
The wider Manipur calendar this month: Ningol Chakkouba (lunar, Nov), Kut (Chavang Kut, November 1, 2026), Sangai Festival window (announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
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Ukhrul in November, planned properly
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