Climate of India : Types, Area and Characteristics

Monsoon –

• A type of wind system in which there is almost complete reversal of prevailing wind direction .

Types –

• South West Monsoon (June & July)
• North East Monsoon ( September to December)

Seasons of India –

• Winter Season – Mid December to Mid March
• Summer Season – Mid March to May
• Rainy Season – June to September
• Seasons of Retreating Monsoon - October to Mid December

Climate Regions of India

Type	Area	Characteristics
Tropical Rain Forest	Western Ghats  Western Coastal Plains  Parts of Asom	High temperature through out the Year Heavy Seasonal Rainfall Annual Rainfall 200 cm annually (May to November)
Tropical Savana Climate	Most of peninsular region(Except leeward side of western Ghats )	Dry winters Annual rainfall varies from 76 cm to 150 cm
Tropical semi – arid steppe climate	Rainshadow belt running south ward from central Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu	Low rainfall varies from 38 cm to 80 cm and temperature from 20 to 30 degree centrigate
Tropical and sub tropical steppes	Punjab Haryana Run of Kutch	Temperature varies from 12 – 35 degree centrigate
Tropical desert	Western parts of Barmer Jaisalmer Bikaner district of Rajesthan Parts of Kutchchh	Scanty rainfall (Mostly in form of cloud burst ) High temperature
Mountain climate	Mountain region (Above 6000 m or more )	Rainfall varies from 63.5 cm to 254 cm (Mostly during south – west Monsoon )