Climate Of India

Wind, Storms And Cyclones of Class 7

The climate of India is described as the ‘monsoon’ type. In Asia, this type of climate is found mainly in the south and the southeast. Despite an overall unity in the general pattern, there are perceptible regional variations in climatic conditions within the country.
In summer, the mercury occasionally touches 500C in some part so the Rajasthan desert, whereas it may be around 200C in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
On a winter night, temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as minus 450C. Tiruvanantapuram, on the other hand, may have temperature of 220C.
There are variations not only in the form and types of seasonal distribution but also in its amount and seasonal distribution.
While precipitation is mostly in the form of snowfall in the upper parts of Himalayas, it rains over the rest of the country.
The annual precipitation varies from over 400 cm in Meghalaya to less than 10 cm in Ladakh and western Rajasthan. Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September.
Coastal areas experience less contrasts in temperature conditions. Seasonal contrasts are more in the interior of the country. There is decrease in rainfall generally from east to west in the Northern Plains. But some part like the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu get most of the rains during October and November.