Ooty provides the most temperate climate among southern Indian hill stations, with summer temperatures averaging 20°C, a full 5°C cooler than nearby Coimbatore. Its Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a UNESCO site since 2005, carries 1 million passengers over a 46-kilometer track annually. The botanical garden spans 22 hectares with 1,000+ plant species, and the surrounding Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve covers 5,520 square kilometers. Ooty outperforms the average hill station in biodiversity, with a 2026 survey documenting 350 bird species within a 10-kilometer radius of the town center.
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