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Climate of India
- According to the Koppen system1, the climate of India is divided into following climatic subtypes:-
- tropical monsoon climate (southwestern lowlands of the Malabar Coast, the Western Ghats, southern Assam, Lakshadweep , and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
- tropical wet and dry climate (most of peninsular India except the semi-arid rain shadow area east of the Western Ghats)
- tropical semi-arid steppe climate
- arid climatic
- tropical and sub-tropical steppe climate
- humid subtropical climate
- subtropical highland climate
- Humid subtropical climates
- The meteorological department follows the international standard of four seasons with some local adjustments:-
- winter (December to February),
- summer (March to May),
- monsoon or rainy season (June to September), and
- post-monsoon period (October and November).
- The Himalayas obstruct the flow of frigid katabatic winds from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia. Most of North India is thus kept mildly chilly or cold during winter and hot in summer.
- The climate in South India is generally warmer, and more humid due to its coastlines.
- Agumbe in the Shivamogga district receives the second-highest annual rainfall in India.
- The Koppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. ↩︎