The SWOT Analysis framework helps an organization to identify the internal strategic

factors such as -strengths and weaknesses, & external strategic factors such as -
opportunities and threats. It leads to a 2X2 matrix – also known as SWOT Matrix.

The Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) Analysis / Matrix enables

the managers of the Urban Outfitters to develop four types of strategies:
 SO (strengths-opportunities) Strategies
 WO (weaknesses-opportunities) Strategies
 ST (strengths-threats) Strategies
 WT (weaknesses-threats) Strategies

Strengths of Urban Outfitters – Internal Strategic Factors

As one of the leading firms in its industry, Urban Outfitters has numerous strengths that
enable it to thrive in the market place. These strengths not only help it to protect the market
share in existing markets but also help in penetrating new markets. Based on Fern Fort
University extensive research – some of the strengths of Urban Outfitters are –
 Good Returns on Capital Expenditure – Urban Outfitters is relatively successful at execution
of new projects and generated good returns on capital expenditure by building new revenue
streams.
 Strong distribution network – Over the years Urban Outfitters has built a reliable distribution
network that can reach majority of its potential market.
 Superb Performance in New Markets – Urban Outfitters has built expertise at entering new
markets and making success of them. The expansion has helped the organization to build new
revenue stream and diversify the economic cycle risk in the markets it operates in.
 Highly skilled workforce through successful training and learning programs. Urban Outfitters
is investing huge resources in training and development of its employees resulting in a
workforce that is not only highly skilled but also motivated to achieve more.
 Highly successful at Go To Market strategies for its products.
 Successful track record of developing new products – product innovation.
 Automation of activities brought consistency of quality to Urban Outfitters products and has
enabled the company to scale up and scale down based on the demand conditions in the
market.
 Strong Brand Portfolio – Over the years Urban Outfitters has invested in building a strong
brand portfolio. The SWOT analysis of Urban Outfitters just underlines this fact. This brand
portfolio can be extremely useful if the organization wants to expand into new product
categories.

Weakness of Urban Outfitters – Internal Strategic Factors

Weakness are the areas where Urban Outfitters can improve upon. Strategy is about making
choices and weakness are the areas where an organization can improve using SWOT analysis
and build on its competitive advantage and strategic positioning.
 Financial planning is not done properly and efficiently. The current asset ratio and liquid
asset ratios suggest that the company can use the cash more efficiently than what it is doing at
present.
 The marketing of the products left a lot to be desired. Even though the product is a success in
terms of sale but its positioning and unique selling proposition is not clearly defined which
can lead to the attacks in this segment from the competitors.
 Not very good at product demand forecasting leading to higher rate of missed opportunities
compare to its competitors. One of the reason why the days inventory is high compare to its
competitors is that Urban Outfitters is not very good at demand forecasting thus end up
keeping higher inventory both in-house and in channel.
 There are gaps in the product range sold by the company. This lack of choice can give a new
competitor a foothold in the market.
 Not highly successful at integrating firms with different work culture. As mentioned earlier
even though Urban Outfitters is successful at integrating small companies it has its share of
failure to merge firms that have different work culture.
 Need more investment in new technologies. Given the scale of expansion and different
geographies the company is planning to expand into, Urban Outfitters needs to put more
money in technology to integrate the processes across the board. Right now the investment in
technologies is not at par with the vision of the company.
 High attrition rate in work force – compare to other organizations in the industry Urban
Outfitters has a higher attrition rate and have to spend a lot more compare to its competitors
on training and development of its employees.

Opportunities for Urban Outfitters – External Strategic Factors

 Decreasing cost of transportation because of lower shipping prices can also bring down the
cost of Urban Outfitters’s products thus providing an opportunity to the company - either to
boost its profitability or pass on the benefits to the customers to gain market share.
 Economic uptick and increase in customer spending, after years of recession and slow growth
rate in the industry, is an opportunity for Urban Outfitters to capture new customers and
increase its market share.
 Organization’s core competencies can be a success in similar other products field. A
comparative example could be - GE healthcare research helped it in developing better Oil
drilling machines.
 The new technology provides an opportunity to Urban Outfitters to practices differentiated
pricing strategy in the new market. It will enable the firm to maintain its loyal customers with
great service and lure new customers through other value oriented propositions.
 New environmental policies – The new opportunities will create a level playing field for all
the players in the industry. It represent a great opportunity for Urban Outfitters to drive home
its advantage in new technology and gain market share in the new product category.
 Stable free cash flow provides opportunities to invest in adjacent product segments. With
more cash in bank the company can invest in new technologies as well as in new products
segments. This should open a window of opportunity for Urban Outfitters in other product
categories.
 Opening up of new markets because of government agreement – the adoption of new
technology standard and government free trade agreement has provided Urban Outfitters an
opportunity to enter a new emerging market.
 New trends in the consumer behavior can open up new market for the Urban Outfitters . It
provides a great opportunity for the organization to build new revenue streams and diversify
into new product categories too.

Threats Urban Outfitters Facing - External Strategic Factors

 The demand of the highly profitable products is seasonal in nature and any unlikely event
during the peak season may impact the profitability of the company in short to medium term.
 Intense competition – Stable profitability has increased the number of players in the industry
over last two years which has put downward pressure on not only profitability but also on
overall sales.
 Changing consumer buying behavior from online channel could be a threat to the existing
physical infrastructure driven supply chain model.
 No regular supply of innovative products – Over the years the company has developed
numerous products but those are often response to the development by other players.
Secondly the supply of new products is not regular thus leading to high and low swings in the
sales number over period of time.
 Growing strengths of local distributors also presents a threat in some markets as the
competition is paying higher margins to the local distributors.
 Liability laws in different countries are different and Urban Outfitters may be exposed to
various liability claims given change in policies in those markets.
 Imitation of the counterfeit and low quality product is also a threat to Urban Outfitters’s
product especially in the emerging markets and low income markets.
 Shortage of skilled workforce in certain global market represents a threat to steady growth of
profits for Urban Outfitters in those markets.

Limitations of SWOT Analysis for Urban Outfitters

Although the SWOT analysis is widely used as a strategic planning tool, the analysis does
have its share of limitations.

 Certain capabilities or factors of an organization can be both a strength and weakness at the same
time. This is one of the major limitations of SWOT analysis . For example changing environmental
regulations can be both a threat to company it can also be an opportunity in a sense that it will enable
the company to be on a level playing field or at advantage to competitors if it able to develop the
products faster than the competitors.
 SWOT does not show how to achieve a competitive advantage, so it must not be an end in itself.
 The matrix is only a starting point for a discussion on how proposed strategies could be implemented.
It provided an evaluation window but not an implementation plan based on strategic competitiveness
of Urban Outfitters
 SWOT is a static assessment - analysis of status quo with few prospective changes. As circumstances,
capabilities, threats, and strategies change, the dynamics of a competitive environment may not be
revealed in a single matrix.
 SWOT analysis may lead the firm to overemphasize a single internal or external factor in formulating
strategies. There are interrelationships among the key internal and external factors that SWOT does
not reveal that may be important in devising strategies.

Weighted SWOT Analysis of Urban Outfitters

In light of the above mentioned limitations of the SWOT analysis / matrix, corporate
managers decided to provide weightage to each internal strength and weakness of the firm.
Organizations also assess the likelihood of events taking place in the coming future and how
strong their impact could be on company's performance.

This method is called Weighted SWOT analysis. It is better than doing simplistic SWOT
analysis because with Weighted SWOT Analysis Urban Outfitters managers can focus on the
most critical factors and discount the non-important one. It also solves the long list problem
where organizations ends up making a long list but none of the factors deemed too critical.

Limitation of Weighted SWOT analysis of Urban Outfitters

This approach also suffers from one major drawback - it focus on individual importance of
factor rather than how they are collectively important and impact the business holistically.

New Delhi: Rural households collectively outspent their urban counterparts over
the past year, according to data from a nationally representative consumer survey.
Aggregate household expenditure in India 2015-16 was Rs42.2 trillion. Rural
households accounted for 57% of the aggregate spending while urban ones
accounted for 43%, the ‘Household Survey on India’s Citizen Environment &
Consumer Economy’ (ICE 360° survey) conducted this year shows. The reference
period for calculating the annual expenditure was April 2015-March 2016.
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Aggregate household expenditure on essential consumption goods (including fast

moving consumer goods, clothing, and footwear) was Rs22 trillion, of which rural
India’s share was 59%, the survey shows. Urban India’s share in the aggregate
spending on consumer durables was higher than that of rural India at 52%. The
consumer durables category also includes down payment for purchase of vehicles
in this analysis.
The trend in spending on consumer services and other non-essential expenditure is
broadly similar to the national trends on overall spending. Consumer services
include expenses on entertainment, conveyance, health, travel, education etc. Other
expenses include loan payments, remittances sent, and non-routine expenditures
such as those on weddings in the family and upgrades (or repairs) of houses. The
overall spending on consumer services and other non-essential expenditure was
Rs19.3 trillion, of which rural India had a share of 54%.
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The survey suggests that the wedding industry is far bigger than the entire
entertainment industry in the country put together. Aggregate spending on
weddings over the reference period was at Rs1.8 trillion, 80% higher than the
collective spending on entertainment. The aggregate spending on weddings was
more than double that on higher education (of dependent members of the
household), and its share in overall spending was only a little less than the share of
health expenses.
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A notable feature of the ICE 360° survey is that it is representative at the level of
economic clusters. Urban India has been divided into four clusters: metros
(population more than 5 million), boom towns (2.5 to 5 million), niche cities (1 to
2.5 million) and other urban towns (less than 1 million). Based on a district
development index, rural India has been sub-divided into three different clusters:
‘developed rural’, ‘emerging rural’, and ‘under-developed rural’. The first category
includes districts such as Bathinda (Punjab) and Kangra (Himachal Pradesh). The
second category includes districts such as Latur (Maharashtra) and Kamrup
(Assam) while the last category includes districts such as Kalahandi (Odisha) and
Bastar (Chhattisgarh).
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The survey shows that aggregate spending in metros across most categories of
spending equals that of niche cities and boom towns put together. The average
household spending is also significantly higher for metro-dwellers compared to
others. This is not so surprising, given that most people living in metros belong to
the top two income quintiles, as the first partof this series pointed out.
Excluding non-routine expenses (such as those on weddings and home upgrades),
one finds that food still dominates routine monthly consumption expenditure in
India. The bottom quintile (poorest 20%) spends nearly 60% of its monthly budget
on food while the top quintile (richest 20%) spends 44% on food. Within urban
India, the bottom quintile spends 53% on food while the top quintile spends 41%
on food.
The survey suggests that health shocks cause greater stress among the poor than
among the rich. The share of health expenses as a proportion of routine monthly
expenditure is higher for the bottom quintile than for the top quintile. The share of
expenditure on clothing seems to be nearly constant across the class divide. The
share of education is also roughly similar across classes and regions but the
spending on higher education is significantly higher among those living in metros
than in other regions.
ALSO READ | 88% of households in India have a mobile phone
The ICE 360° survey was conducted by not-for-profit People Research on India’s
Consumer Economy (PRICE), headed by two of India’s best-known consumer
economy experts, Rama Bijapurkar and Rajesh Shukla. The survey is among the
largest consumer economy surveys in the country. The urban sample of the survey
is comparable to that of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) consumer
expenditure survey conducted in 2011-12. While the NSSO surveyed 101,651
households of which 41,968 (41.3%) were urban households, the ICE 360° survey
covered 61,000 households of which 36,000 (59%) are urban households. The rural
sample of the ICE 360° survey is less than half of the NSSO sample. Nonetheless,
all the estimates of each region have been derived by adjusting for the respective
population of those regions.
Tadit Kundu in Mumbai contributed to this story.
This is the sixth part of a 16-part data journalism series on how India lives, thinks,
earns and spends, based on the latest results from the ICE 360° survey
(www.ice360.in) conducted by the People Research on India’s Consumer
Economy (PRICE) in 2016. The next part will look at the lifestyle choices of
Indians.
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Economy of Coimbatore
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CODISSIA Trade Centre, Coimbatore

One of the largest trade fair center in India.

Coimbatore ( pronunciation (help·info) is a city in southern India, a major commercial and
business hub in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the highest revenue yielding district in the state
even ahead of Chennai, thus making it one of the fastest-growing metro cities in India.
 Economy of Coimbatore is heavily influenced by Information
Technology, Engineering & Textiles. Coimbatore is called the Manchester of South India due to
its extensive textile industry, fed by the surrounding cotton fields.[1][2] The city has four special
economic zones [SEZ], ELCOT SEZ, CHIL SEZ, SPAN Venture SEZ, Aspen SEZ and at least
five more SEZs are in the pipeline.[3][4] In 2010, Coimbatore ranked 15th in the list of most
competitive (by business environment) Indian cities.[5]
Coimbatore has trade associations like CODISSIA, COINDIA and COJEWEL representing
industries in the city. Coimbatore also has a 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) trade fair ground,
built in 1999. It was named COINTEC due to its hosting of INTEC (Small Industries Exhibition).
The Trade Fair complex, one of the country's largest, was built in six months, and is owned by
CODISSIA (Coimbatore District Small Industries Association). It is also the country's largest
pillar-free hall, according to the Limca Book of Records.[6]

Contents

 1Textiles
 2Manufacturing
o 2.1Engineering procurement and Tooling
o 2.2Automotive engineering and components
o 2.3Wet grinders and Home appliances
o 2.4Motor and pumps
o 2.5Jewellery and gems
 3Information Technology and BPO
 4Aerospace & Defense
 5Railways
 6Paper
 7Poultry and food products
 8Retail and e-commerce
 9Hospitality
 10References
 11External links

Textiles[edit]

Lakshmi Mills, established in 1910 in Avinashi Road

Coimbatore houses a large number of small, medium and large textile mills, along with a number
of textile research institutes. The city also houses two of the Centers Of Excellences (COE) for
technical textiles proposed by Government of India, namely Meditech, a medical textile research
centre based at SITRA, and InduTech based in PSG College of Technology.[7] The Coimbatore
region is famed for the quality of its cotton and dyed fabric. Documented records reveal that the
traditional weavers perfected the art of quality dyeing and that woven fabric from here was known
for its colourfastness and vivid patterning. Today, Coimbatore is the region with the highest
concentration of textile activity in the world.[citation needed] It has numerous centres that specialize in
spinning, weaving, powerlooms and knitwear. A large produce of the manufacture is exported to
different countries. Exports include knitwear, woven apparel and home furnishings. There are
several large textile mills in the city such as Lakshmi Mills, Shiva Texyarn Limited, Bannari
Amman Spinning Mill, Varadharaja Textile Mill, KPR Mills, Premier Mills ... Etc.

A textile mill in Avinashi Road)

The growth of textiles naturally led to the inception of textile machinery manufacturing. Today,
some of the best known global brands in textile machinery and component manufacturing are
home-grown enterprises. Even in the late 1800s, Coimbatore district had cotton cleaning and
pressing factories and was exported to Mumbai (then Bombay) and England. A spinning mill was
established around this time and even back then, the textile industry employed over 300 people.
The Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) was established in 1933, is very active in the
Coimbatore region and governs most of the textile industry in South India. SIMA has a
membership spread across the southern states and protects the interests of the textile mills and
its workers.[8]
National Textile Corporation is a company owned by the Indian government has 5 Mill units in
Coimbatore.

 Coimbatore Murugan Mills

 Cambodia Mills
 Coimbatore Spinning and Weaving Mill
 Pankaja Mills
 Sri Rangavilas Mills
The neighbouring town of Tirupur is home to some of Asia’s largest garment manufacturing
companies, exporting hosiery clothes worth more than ₹ 50,000 million.

Manufacturing[edit]
Coimbatore has a large and a diversified manufacturing sector facilitated by the presence
of Larsen & Toubro, Baker Hughes, Alstom, ZF Friedrichshafen, Konecranes, Pricol, Lakshmi
Machine Works, V-Guard Industries, Suzlon, ARGO-
HYTOS, Titan, Flowserve, KSB, Makino, Messer, Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Rieter, VWR
International, Hella, Shanthi Gears, ITC Limited, ACC Cements, TTK Prestige, Hirotec, Roots
Industries, Salzer Electronics, ELGI Equipments, Texmo Industries, SE Electricals, ... Etc. Larsen
& Toubro has huge manufacturing facility spread over 300 acre own campus. And there are more
than 25,000 small, medium, large sale industries in the city. Coimbatore also has Engineering
SEZ in the outskirts of city "Aspen SEZ" spread over 376 acres. CODISSIA Industrial Park is
being set up at Moperipalayam nearly 260 acres and at Kallapalayam nearly 150 acres.The city
already has industrial estates owned by SIDCO at Kurichi, SIDCO at Malumichampatti, Electrical
& Electronics Industrial Estate at Kalapatti and Sree Suba Ganesh Industrial estate near
Kovilpalayam. The large number of engineering colleges in the region producing about 50,000
engineers.[9] Indian Railways has "Southern Railway Signal & Telecom Workshop" in Podanur
which is a manufacturing unit for Electrical & Communication division of Indian Railways.
"L&T - MBDA Missile Systems" is a joint venture setting up a new unit in Aspen SEZ, Coimbatore
to manufacture defense products.
Lakshmi Machine Works is India's largest textile machinery and CNC Machine Tool
manufacturers based out of Coimbatore.
Engineering procurement and Tooling[edit]
More than 50,000 engineering units function in and around Coimbatore city. What began as a
focused centre for the manufacture of textile motors in the early 1900s has today become a multi
– disciplinary entity that is capable of catering to voluminous demands in the international
market. Tooling Divisions were incepted primarily as captive units for manufacturing houses and
have become a major engineering activity in the city today. Today several such companies offer
precision tooling services to global industries. The light engineering industry in the Coimbatore
region also specializes in offering customized engineering solutions for diverse requirements.
Automotive engineering and components[edit]

CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore 2014

Coimbatore has emerged as one of the most trusted outsourcing destinations for the auto
component industry. Several factors have contributed to this growth, including ready availability
of resources and skilled technical talent.[10] Technical Partnerships and strategic alliances with
global manufacturers have given the Coimbatore auto component industry more mileage in the
international market. Today, auto majors with a growing presence in India source both major
components and sub assemblies from the city. Several international automotive manufacturers
source components ranging from exhaust systems to braking systems, seating, electronic and
electrical components, mechanical engine parts, body components and suspensions and
radiators among others. Many auto component manufacturing companies are OE partners to
multinational brands. Textool was one such company that once designed and supplied Sten
Guns to the Indian Government after independence. They also developed the first in-house-
designed car in the 1960s, which never saw the light of day due to the license raj. They made
several prototypes until the 1990s. They successfully manufactured India's first indigenously
developed diesel engines in 1972 for cars and their own CNC lathes in 1982. Today their spin-off
company, Jayem Automotives Pvt Ltd, offers R & D services to Tata
Motors, Renault, Volvo, Eicher, Daimler, TVS, Hero Motors and Robert Bosch GmbH. Maruti
Suzuki and Tata Motors source up to 30% of their automotive components from Coimbatore.
Some of the countries leading auto component makers based from in Coimbatore include Pricol,
Hirotec, Craftsman Automation and Roots Industry. Apart from this Robert Bosch GmbH has a
large technical center in the city.
Wet grinders and Home appliances[edit]
Coimbatore has more than 700 wet grinder manufacturers with a monthly output, As of 2015, of
75,000 units per every 100,000 produced in India.[11][12] The term "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" was
given a Geographical indication for wet grinders manufactured in Coimbatore in
2006.[13] Coimbatore is also home to a common facility for the manufacturers of wet grinders.[14]
Motor and pumps[edit]
Coimbatore is also called as the Pump City of Asia and has played a dominant role in the
agricultural sector since independence and holds a major portion of the total Indian market share.
The first motor to be manufactured in India came from a small engineering shop in Coimbatore.
Today, the pump and motor manufacturing sector is among the largest engineering activities in
the city. The pump manufacturing industry in Coimbatore . Over the years, the city has become
as well known for its pumps as it has for its textiles. Many brands in the international market are
Coimbatore based companies and the quality and technical superiority of the products has
helped the sector cater to both domestic and global demands. Apart from a leading presence in
the water pump market, the city's manufacturing houses also specialize in the manufacture of
industrial pumps. The motor and pump industry supplies over 40% of India’s requirements.[15]
Jewellery and gems[edit]
Coimbatore is one of the major gold jewellery manufacturing hubs in India, renowned for making
cast jewellery and machine made jewellery.[16][17] The city is home to about 3000 jewellery
manufacturing companies and to over 40,000 goldsmiths.[18][19] The jewellery manufacturers have
an active association called Coimbatore Jewellery Manufacturers' Association, and have also
jointly established Coimbatore Gem and Jewellery Industries Private Limited (Cojewel), which is
a common facility with niche goldsmith machinery to be used by the members of the association.
Several jewellery retail chains like Kirtilal's are based in Coimbatore or have their manufacturing
base in Coimbatore.[20] Owing to the presence of a large number of jewellery manufacturers and
the strong engineering base, the city is home to a number of companies manufacturing jewellery
making machinery.[21] The city is also a major diamond cutting centre in South India. For
example, Kirtilal's Jewellers alone have 5 diamond cutting and polishing centres in
Coimbatore.[22][23]

Information Technology and BPO[edit]

The city is the second largest software producer in Tamil Nadu, next only to
Chennai. IT and BPO industry in the city has grown greatly with the launch of TIDEL Park
Coimbatore & Wipro Software Development Centre in ELCOT SEZ, IndiaLand TechPark in CHIL
SEZ, KCT TechPark, Hanudev Infopark, Rathinam Technopark, KGISL Campus, Span Venture
SEZ and other planned IT parks in and around the city. It is ranked at[24] 17th among the global
outsourcing cities. Companies like Amazon, Altran, Bosch, Cognizant, Ford, Tata Consultancy
Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Ericsson, Cameron International, NTT
DATA, Harman, Hexaware Technologies, ThoughtWorks, McWane, Soliton
Technologies, Tessolve, IQVIA, Deloitte, Owler, Access Healthcare and Nous
Infosystems having a presence in the city. Cognizant has second largest headcount in the
country with more than 15000+ employees in the city. And Bosch has the second largest
development center in Coimbatore outside Germany with 5500+ employees in the city. Software
export stood more than ₹15,000 crores for the financial year 2018-2019, which is second largest
in the state after Chennai.[25] Coimbatore is top 10 cities in the country which has large number of
Start-ups.
TICEL Bio-Park III, a Bio-Technology Park is being constructed in 10 acres of land at
Somayampalayam, Coimbatore which is set to open in Jan-2020
Due to huge demand from IT Companies for space at Coimbatore, TIDEL Park Coimbatore-
Phase-II is planned to be build within ELCOT SEZ in additional 9 acres of land with 5 Lakh
sq.feet space at 250 crores.
SEZ

 Aspen SEZ -Manufacturing

 CHIL SEZ - IT/ITS
 ELCOT SEZ - IT/ITS
 SPAN SEZ - IT/ITS
IT Parks

 TIDEL Park Coimbatore in ELCOT SEZ @ Peelamedu

 IndiaLand TechPark in CHIL SEZ @ Saravanampatti
 Hanudev Infopark @ Nava India, Avinashi Road
 KCT TechPark @ Saravanampatti
 KGISL Campus @ Saravanampatti
 Mohan Business Park @ Saravanampatti to Thudiyalur Road
 Rathinam TechnoPark @ Eachanari, Pollachi Road
 Embassy Tech Zone @ Span Venture SEZ, Eachanari, Pollachi Road
 STPI @ GCT, Coimbatore-Planned
 TICEL Bio-Park III, @ Anna University Regional Campus,Coimbatore- Under Construction
Industrial Parks

 Codissia Industrial Park-I -Kallapalayam

 Codissia Industrial Park-II -Mopperipalayam
 SIDCO Industrial. Estate-Kuruchi
 SIDCO Industrial. Estate-Malumichampatti
 Sree Suba Ganesh Industrial Estate-Kuppepalayam
 Electronics Industrial Estate- Civil Aerodrome Post
 Sulur Industrial Estate-Kannampalayam
 Nethaji Industrial Estate-Devampalayam -Proposed
 Defense & Aero Park- Sulur-Planned
 ADD ELCINA Electronics Park, Annur-Proposed

Aerospace & Defense[edit]

Coimbatore is being selected for Defense Corridor of Tamil Nadu and State Government is
planned to setup Defense & Aero Park at Sulur around 500 acres. And already major MNC's
have huge manufacturing plant in the city for Aerospace & Defense products.

 Larsen & Toubro @ Malumichampatti

 L&T MBDA Missle Systems @ Aspen SEZ,Karumathampatti
 Circor International @ Thennampalayam

Railways[edit]
Indian Railways has Manufacturing Plant in the city for Signal & Telecommunication and it is one
of the important Telecommunication manufacturing facility for Indian Railways.

 Southern Railway Signal & Telecom Workshop in Podanur

A French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets having a
manufacturing facility in the city.

 Alstom

Paper[edit]
 ITC Limited has a manufacturing facility in Coimbatore for Paperboards & Speciality Paper
division.
Poultry and food products[edit]
Coimbatore has a large number of poultry farms and is one of the major producers of chicken
eggs and processed meat amounting to nearly 95% of the chicken meat exports from the
country.[26] Major companies include Suguna Foods and Shanthi Feeds.
Coimbatore has some of the oldest flour mills in India. The large-scale flour mills, which cater to
all the southern states, have a combined grinding capacity of more than 50,000 MT per month.
The city houses many famous high-capacity flour mills like India Roller Flour Mills (now closed)
and Coimbatore Roller Flour Mills.[27]

Retail and e-commerce[edit]

Brookefields Mall

There are a number of retail outlets, supermarkets and shopping malls in Coimbatore. The city
has major shopping malls include Brookefields Mall, Fun Republic Mall and Prozone Mall.
Popular cinemas include INOX, The Cinema by SPI Cinemas, Cinépolis, Maharaja Multiplex,
SDC Cinemas and KG Cinemas. Coimbatore is already the largest non-metro city for e-
commerce in South India, due to growing online shopping, e-ticketing and e-billing adaptation in
the city. [28]
Malls

 Brookefields Mall
 Fun Republic Mall
 Prozone Mall
Branded Cinemas

 The Cinema by SPI Cinemas - 6 Screens

 Cinépolis - 5 Screens
 INOX- 9 Screens

Hospitality[edit]
In the recent years, the city has seen growth in the hospitality industry.
5-Star Hotels

o Vivanta by Taj-Surya
o Le Méridien
o Radisson Blu
o WelcomHotel by ITC Hotels
o The Residency Towers
4-Star Hotels
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 o Lemon Tree Hotel
o Fairfield Inn by Marriott
o Zone by The Park Hotels
o Hash 6 Hotels
o Vijay Elanza
o Gokulam Park
o The Grand Regent
3-Star Hotels
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o Aloft
o IBIS
o Zibe Coimbatore by GRT Hotels
o The Orbis
o Hotel Le Grand
o Clarion hotel
o CAG Pride
o Heritage Inn
o Jenney Residency
o Alankar Grande
o Rathna Residency
o Hotel City Tower
o Holiday Residency
o Aarvee Hotels

How does the Pradhan Mantri

Awas Yojana interest subsidy
scheme for EWS and LIG work
We examine the eligibility criteria and the process of disbursal of home loans under the government’s
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme that provides interest rate subsidies to EWS and LIG individuals

Update on August 30, 2019:

Ujjawala, Ayushman Bharat schemes to be extended to PMAY (U) beneficiaries

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, on August 29, 2019, launched the
‘Angikaar campaign’, a move aimed at bringing the beneficiaries of the PMAY
(Urban) into the fold of other central schemes such as Ujjawala and Ayushman
Bharat. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the
convergence would especially focus on Ujjwala for gas connection and Ayushman
Bharat for health insurance, to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
(U). HUA secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said the campaign will officially be rolled
out in all cities with PMAY (U), on October 2, 2019 and culminate on December 10.

Update on July 5, 2019:

In the Union Budget 2019-20, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that
over 81 lakh houses have been sanctioned, out of which construction has been
completed for 26 lakh houses under the PMAY Urban. Similarly, 1.5 crore rural
homes have been completed over 5 years under the PMAY-G. In the second phase
1.95 crore houses will be built by 2022.

An additional deduction of Rs 1.5 lakhs on interest, for loans borrowed upto March
31, 2020, for affordable houses (purchase of house up to Rs 45 lakhs), will also be
given.

“In order to align the definition of affordable housing in the Income-Tax Act with the
GST Act, it is proposed to increase the limit of carpet area from 30 sq m to 60 sq m
in metropolitan regions and from 60 sq m to 90 sq m in non-metropolitan regions. It
is also proposed to provide the limit on cost of the house at Rs 45 lakhs, in line with
the definition in the GST Act,” the Budget statement said.

Update on July 4, 2019:

Demand made in RS to increase size of ‘pucca’ homes under PMAY

A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha, on July 3, 2019, to increase the size
of ‘pucca’ homes being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
(PMAY). The demand was made by BJP MP from Gujarat, CK Gohel. To this,
the government said the scheme was being implemented in consultation with
state governments. “Under the scheme, the prescribed size is 30 sq metre
pucca home, with a toilet and kitchen, etc. If there are suggestions, the state
government can provide,” housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh
Puri said, during the Question Hour in the upper house.
On another query raised by NCP MP from Maharashtra Majeed Memon, on the
number of slums constructed under the PMAY in Mumbai, the minister said details
will be conveyed to him separately. He said 83 lakh slums have been constructed so
far under the scheme, against the target of 1 crore. The centre has figures state-wise
and not city-wise.

(With inputs from PTI)

Update on July 1, 2019:

No proposal to increase amount provided under PMAY: Rural development

minister

The government has no proposal to increase the amount provided under the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), minister for rural development
Narendra Singh Tomar, informed the Rajya Sabha, on June 28, 2019. “We
have recently restructured this scheme and we are providing upto Rs 1.5
lakhs for construction of each house. There is no proposal to increase the
amount as of now,” the minister told the house.
See also: PMAY: Over Rs 8,300 crores in subsidy disbursed to 3.77 lakh home
buyers

(With inputs from PTI)

Update on June 28, 2019:

Persons with disabilities to get priority under PMAY: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on June 27, 2019, said his
government was committed to the welfare of divyangs or persons with
disabilities and assured they will be given priority, in the allocation of houses
under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). He said, “We want divyangs
to get homes on a priority basis. We are working in this direction.”
See also: Odisha seeks 5 lakh PMAY houses for cyclone Fani-hit people

The state government allocated Rs 7,197 crores to the housing department, in its
budget presented on June 19, 2019.

(With inputs from PTI)

The government has been trying to support the cause of housing, through its
‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission. Under this mission, the government has come out
with two schemes, to partly fund the interest of the borrowers in urban areas. The
first scheme, which is very liberal in terms of the interest rate subsidy, is applicable
to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and those under the Low-Income
Group (LIG). The other scheme covers the Middle-Income Group (MIG). Let us
discuss the first scheme in detail.

Eligibility criteria in Pradhan Mantri Awas

Yojana, for availing of the subsidy on interest on
home loans
The eligible category is divided into two parts – the first category is EWS and the
other category is LIG. This scheme is available for acquiring or constructing
residential units in the 4,041 statutory towns as per the 2011 census and 274
additional towns, which have separately been notified by the state government. The
details of such towns can be downloaded from http://nhb.org.in/government-
scheme/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-credit-linked-subsidy-scheme/statutory-towns/
In order to qualify for the subsidy, the individual or spouse should not own an
all-weather pucca house, either in his/her name or in the name of any
unmarried child of the couple, in any part of India. In addition to acquisition or
construction of a new house, a borrower can also avail of this facility for
extension of his existing house, whether self-acquired or inherited. If the
borrower wants to avail of the benefits, for extension or enhancement of his
existing house for addition of rooms, kitchen, toilet, etc., then, the condition of
pre-existence of a pucca house, shall not apply.
Moreover, the income for the purpose of qualifying under the scheme, is the income
of the whole family as a unit and not of the head of the family only. For availing of the
subsidy, the borrower has to submit a self-declaration, about the income and title of
the property to be acquired, to the lender. As the government does not underwrite
any part of the loan given under this scheme, lenders will have to follow their own
due diligence process, for income and title of the property. The lender has to monitor
the construction of the dwelling units financed under the scheme, like approvals for
the building design, infrastructure facilities, the quality of construction, etc. The
lender also has to verify the expenditure incurred up to different stages of
construction, through site visits, etc.

So, the government will only provide the subsidy for such loans but the lender
has to take all the other precautions, which it takes for any other regular home
loan, as any non-payment or the loan becoming a non-performing asset, will
be on the bank’s books.
The house which qualifies for the interest subsidy, can either be a single unit or a
unit under any multistoreyed building. The eligible unit needs to have basic facilities
and infrastructure like toilet, water, sewerage, road, electricity, etc. The area of the
house, will only include the area on which a carpet can be laid, meaning that it will
not include the walls in the house or the outer wall of the house.

See also: PMAY: Carpet area hike to push home sales in smaller cities

The house to be constructed or acquired under this scheme, should be in the name
of the female head of the household or alternatively, in the joint name of the male
head of the household and his wife. However, if there is no adult female member in
the family, the house can be acquired in the name of the male member of the family.
The income eligibility and rate of interest subsidy available and the exact quantum of
benefits under PM Awas Yojana is tabulated as under:

Particulars EWS LIG

Annual family income Upto Rs 3 lakhs Above Rs 3 lakhs and upto Rs 6 la

House area Carpet area upto 30 sq metres Carpet area upto 60 sq metres

Rate of interest subsidy 6.50% 6.50%

Maximum loan eligible for subsidy Rs 6 lakhs Rs 6 lakhs

Maximum loan tenure 20 years 20 years

The maximum subsidy under this scheme can be Rs 2,67,280. The amount of
subsidy will be reduced proportionately, if the loan amount is lower than Rs 6 lakhs.
The subsidy benefit is only available for loans that are disbursed on or after June 17,
2015.

How is the subsidy under Pradhan Mantri Yojana

given
The subsidy under this scheme is given as upfront relief, in the form of a reduction in
the overall loan liability.

The present value of the interest subsidy is calculated at 6.50%, for a

maximum tenure period of 20 years, on the maximum loan amount of Rs 6
lakhs. The future outflow of interest at 6.50% is discounted at 9% and the
present value so arrived, is reduced from the actual loan amount taken by the
borrower.
The amount of original loan reduced by the net present value of the subsidy benefit,
is the liability of the borrower and the EMI is computed accordingly, based on the
agreed rate of interest.

In case the borrower borrows more than Rs 6 lakhs, the amount of subsidy
shall be restricted to an amount of Rs 6 lakhs and the additional loan shall be
charged regular interest rates of the bank. Although the lender has to give the
credit for the subsidy to the borrower immediately, the lender gets the amount
of interest subsidy, only after the claim made by it is processed by the nodal
agency with which it is registered. This is the main reason why lenders are not
keen to promote this beneficial scheme of the government.
Under the scheme, the lenders have to register themselves with one of the nodal
agencies – NHB or HUDCO. The lender institutions include various entities engaged
in the business of providing home finance, such as scheduled banks, housing
finance companies, regional rural banks (RRBs), state cooperative banks and urban
cooperative banks. It will also include small finance banks and NBFC- micro finance
institutions. Additionally, the government can notify other institutions, to be eligible
to provide finance under this scheme.

See also: PMAY: How to check beneficiary list online

Processing fee for loan applications, under PM

Awas Yojana
Under the scheme, the lender is not allowed to recover any processing fee from the
borrower. So, in addition to reimbursement of the subsidy amount, the lender will
also be given a lump sum of Rs 3,000, to cover their cost of processing the loan
application for an amount upto Rs 6 lakhs. For additional loan beyond Rs 6 lakhs,
the lenders are allowed to recover normal processing fees.

Balance transfer, under PMAY

Although the borrower is allowed to shift his existing home loan, under which the
subsidy benefit has already been availed, the borrower shall not be entitled to claim
the subsidy again on such balance transfer. Moreover, you cannot avail the benefit
under this scheme, by transferring your existing home loan after the notified date, as
the subsidy is only available to the borrower when he first acquires or constructs the
house. The house to be purchased, need not be new. It can also be a resale house
from another owner or a builder.

(The author is a tax and investment expert, with 35 years’ experience)

PMAY news updates
Update on February 26, 2019: The centre has approved the construction of
5.6 lakh more houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)
scheme, with Uttar Pradesh being sanctioned 1,79,215 houses, followed by
Andhra Pradesh (1,10,618), Maharashtra (1,01,220) and Karnataka (48,729),
among others. The cumulative number of houses sanctioned under the PMAY
(U) now is 79,04,674.
The statement stated that a total of 1,243 projects with a project cost of Rs 33,873
crores, with central assistance of Rs 8,404 crores, had been approved in the
meeting. Fifteen lakh houses have so far been completed. More than 12 lakh houses
are currently being constructed.

Update on February 6, 2019: Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep
Singh Puri has revealed that since the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) was
launched in June 2015 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), Rs
8,378.15 crores have been disbursed to 3,77,022 home buyers. According to official
data, Gujarat has topped the list of subsidies being disbursed under the CLSS, at Rs
2,683.63 crores, followed by Maharashtra (Rs 2,356.44 crores), Uttar Pradesh (Rs
494.20 crores) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs 461.20 crores).

Update on February 5, 2019: In the interim budget presented on February 1, 2019,

the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry’s budgetary provisions have been pegged at
Rs 48,000 crores, a hike of 17 per cent over 2018-19. The ministry’s ambitious The
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme, has been increased by five per cent,
to Rs 6,853.26 crores, as against Rs 6,505 crores in union budget 2018-19.

Update on January 14, 2019: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the
Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) among stakeholders, a move aimed
at introducing the best technologies that seek to construct houses in a shorter period
of time, with a lower cost.

Update on December 31, 2018: The Centre has extended the Credit Link Subsidy
Scheme (CLSS) on home loans for the middle income group (MIG) under the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till March 2020, union housing and urban
affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced, on December 31, 2018. The CLSS
for the MIG, was originally launched for 12 months till December 31, 2017. Under the
CLSS, the MIG beneficiaries with an annual income of above Rs six lakhs and up to
Rs 12 lakhs, would get an interest subsidy of four per cent on a 20-year loan
component of Rs nine lakhs. Those with an annual income exceeding Rs 12 lakhs
and up to Rs 18 lakhs, would get interest subsidy of three per cent.

(With inputs from PTI)

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from 67°F to 96°F and is rarely below 63°F or above 100°F. Temperature
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Coimbatore for hot-weather activities is from early
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Topography
Temperature
Data
The hot season lasts for 2.2 months, from March 7 to May 13,
with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest
day of the year is April 2, with an average high of 96°F and low
of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from October

24 to January 19, with an average daily high temperature
below 86°F. The coldest day of the year is January 16, with an
average low of 67°F and high of 85°F.

Average High and Low Temperature

hotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F10°F20°F
30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°F100°FJan 1685°FJan 1685°FApr
296°FApr 296°F67°F67°F75°F75°FMay 1393°FMay 1393°FOct
2486°FOct 2486°F75°F75°F72°F72°FLowHighNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line)
temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile
bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average
perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the

entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis
is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and
the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.
Average Hourly Temperature

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM4 AM8 AM12

PM4 PM8 PM12
AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothotcomfortablec
omfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very
cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 9
5°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The
shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Masaya, Nicaragua (10,480 miles away); Charallave,

Venezuela (9,561 miles); and Ramon Magsaysay,
Philippines (3,179 miles) are the far-away foreign places with
temperatures most similar to Coimbatore (view comparison).

Clouds

In Coimbatore, the average percentage of the sky covered by

clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of
the year.

The clearer part of the year in Coimbatore begins

around November 11 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending
around April 14. On February 9, the clearest day of the year, the
sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 58% of the time,
and overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 14 and lasts
for 6.9 months, ending around November 11. On July 6,
the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly
cloudy 94% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly
cloudy 6% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories

clearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovD
ec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%7
0%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 958%Feb 958%Jul 66%Jul
66%Nov 1132%Nov 1132%Apr 1433%Apr
1433%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly
cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly
cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band,
categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
Precipitation

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-

equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Coimbatore
varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.1 months, from May 16 to November

19, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet
day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 53% on June 20.

The drier season lasts 5.9 months, from November 19 to May

16. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on January 21.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that

experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two.
Based on this categorization, the most common form of
precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak
probability of 53% on June 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation

wetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%10%2
0%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Jun 2053%Jun 2053%Jan
212%Jan 212%Jan 14%Jan 14%May 1628%May 1628%Nov
1928%Nov 1928%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation
are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow
alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly
totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day
period centered around each day of the year. Coimbatore
experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.9 months, from March
1 to December 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5
inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered
around October 23, with an average total accumulation of 5.3
inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.1 months,

from December 30 to March 1. The least rain falls
around January 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.2
inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall

rainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in2 in4 in6 in8

in10 inOct 235.3 inOct 235.3 inJan 260.2 inJan 260.2 inJun
194.7 inJun 194.7 inSep 22.6 inSep 22.6 inMar 10.5 inMar 10.5
inDec 300.5 inDec 300.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of
a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with
25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin
dotted line is the corresponding average liquid-equivalent
snowfall.
Sun

The length of the day in Coimbatore does not vary substantially

over the course of the year, staying within 46 minutes of 12
hours throughout. In 2019, the shortest day is December 22,
with 11 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June
21, with 12 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8

hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar
2112 hr, 6 minMar 2112 hr, 46 minJun 2112 hr, 46 minJun 2112
hr, 7 minSep 2312 hr, 7 minSep 2311 hr, 29 minDec 2211 hr, 29
minDec 22nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line).
From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands
indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and
astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:58 AM on May 31, and the latest

sunrise is 48 minutes later at 6:46 AM on January 27.
The earliest sunset is at 5:55 PM on November 18, and
the latest sunset is 54 minutes later at 6:49 PM on July 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Coimbatore

during 2019.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8

AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 315:58
AMMay 315:58 AM6:49 PMJul 126:49 PMJul 12Nov 185:55
PMNov 185:55 PM6:46 AMJan 276:46 AMJan
27daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseS
unsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2019. From bottom to
top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise,
solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day,
twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are
indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.
Humidity

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it

determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin,
thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and
higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which
typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point
tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop
at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Coimbatore experiences extreme seasonal variation in the

perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.5 months,

from March 5 to December 22, during which time the comfort
level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 43% of the
time. The muggiest day of the year is August 22, with muggy
conditions 99% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 26, with muggy
conditions 24% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels

muggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%10%20%3
0%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Jan 2624%Jan 2624%99%Aug
2299%Aug 22Mar 543%Mar 543%Dec 2243%Dec
2243%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemugg
ymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 7
5°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort
levels, categorized by dew point.
Wind

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector

(speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind
experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local
topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and
direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Coimbatore

experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the
year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from May
21 to September 13, with average wind speeds of more than 8.5
miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is June 27, with an
average hourly wind speed of 12.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from September
13 to May 21. The calmest day of the year is October 29, with
an average hourly wind speed of 5.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed

windyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph2
mph4 mph6 mph8 mph10 mph12 mph14 mph16 mphJun
2712.0 mphJun 2712.0 mphOct 295.0 mphOct 295.0 mphMay
218.5 mphMay 218.5 mphSep 138.5 mphSep 138.5
mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with
25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Coimbatore

varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.8 months,
from March 29 to October 24, with a peak percentage
of 100% on July 5. The wind is most often from the east for 5.2
months, from October 24 to March 29, with a peak percentage
of 92% on January 1.

Wind Direction

EWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80
%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is
from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours
in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly
tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours
spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast,
southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Best Time of Year to Visit

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Coimbatore

throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived

temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the
best time of year to visit Coimbatore for general outdoor tourist
activities is from late November to mid February, with a peak
score in the third week of January.

Tourism Score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec02468107.07.03.73
.74.44.4NowNowprecipitationprecipitationcloudscloudstemper
aturetemperaturetourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the
temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line),
and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived

temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the
best time of year to visit Coimbatore for hot-weather activities is
from early January to late March, with a peak score in the third
week of February.

Beach/Pool Score

best
timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec02468107.47.4
4.54.5NowNowprecipitationprecipitationcloudscloudstemperat
uretemperaturebeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the
temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line),
and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the
analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are
computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total
precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly
composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged
over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly
to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour

precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no
precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0
for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.
Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures
below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling
linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived

temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10
for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or
hotter.

Growing Season

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world,

but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest
continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the
year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from
July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Coimbatore are sufficiently warm year round

that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season
in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an
illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced
throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the

Growing Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20
%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%1
0%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 3100%Jul
3NowNowcomfortablewarmhotswelteringcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very
cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 9
5°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands.
The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is
within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation

used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as
the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any
excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a
base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F2,000°F4,000°F6
,000°F8,000°F10,000°FJan 590°FJan 590°FDec 3110,310°FDec
3110,310°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course
of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile
bands.
Solar Energy

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar

energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area,
taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the
day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption
by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave
radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy

experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months,

from February 4 to April 3, with an average daily incident
shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh.
The brightest day of the year is March 13, with an average
of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from May
15 to November 21, with an average daily incident shortwave
energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest day of the
year is June 7, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy

brightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh1
kWh2 kWh3 kWh4 kWh5 kWh6 kWh7 kWh8 kWhMar 136.9
kWhMar 136.9 kWhJun 74.7 kWhJun 74.7 kWhNov 215.1
kWhNov 215.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground
per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to
90th percentile bands.
Topography

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of

Coimbatore are 11.006 deg latitude, 76.966 deg longitude, and
1,365 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Coimbatore contains

only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation
change of 154 feet and an average elevation above sea level
of 1,376 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in
elevation (3,914 feet). Within 50 miles also
contains extreme variations in elevation (8,583 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Coimbatore is covered by artificial

surfaces (91%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%)
and artificial surfaces (22%), and within 50
miles by cropland (51%) and trees (31%).

Data Sources

This report illustrates the typical weather in Coimbatore, based

on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and
model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31,
2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our

estimation of the temperature and dew point in Coimbatore.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation
difference between that station and Coimbatore according to
the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative
change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between
the two locations.

The estimated value at Coimbatore is computed as the weighted

average of the individual contributions from each station, with
weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between
Coimbatore and a given station.
The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Coimbatore
International Airport (98%, 9 kilometers, east) and Calicut
International Airport (2.1%, 111 kilometers, west).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset)
are computed using astronomical formulas from the
book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation,

wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from
NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This
reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a
state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the
hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-
kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE
database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography

Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports

come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided

by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri,

DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA,
METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the
MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of
important data series. While having the tremendous advantages
of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1)
are based on computer models that may have model-based
errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are
therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many
microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the
weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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