India's Climate
Geography: KS3, topic 18.1.3
Climate
India has a monsoonal climate.
Monsoons
- India experiences a monsoon climate throughout the year with two different types of monsoons:
- The northeast monsoon which occurs during the winter.
- The southwest monsoon which occurs during the summer.
Precipitation range
- The average precipitation ranges from 300 - 650 mm per year.
- This is mainly influenced by the southwest monsoon during the months of June – September.
Average rainfall
- Precipitation levels vary considerably between India’s states.
- Average rainfall in some of the northern states, for example Haryana and Punjab, is below 200mm per year.
- This is compared with some of the southern states, like Kerala which receives over 2500mm per year.
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