Climatic Regions of India
India is referred to as a country with a Tropical monsoon type of climate and its large size, its latitudinal extent, the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal have resulted in variations in the distribution of temperature and precipitation throughout India and there has been an attempt to divide India into climate regions. Based on Koppen’s climatic scheme, India can be divided into 8 climatic regions:
| Code | Climate Type | Regions of India |
| Aw | Tropical Savanna | Includes most of the peninsular plateaus, south of the Tropic of Cancer. |
| Amw | Tropical Monsoons with the short dry season | On the west coast of India, south of Goa |
| As | Tropical moist | Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu |
| BShw | Semi-Arid steppe | NorthwesternPlain Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan and Punjab |
| Bwhw | Hot Desert | Extreme Western Rajasthan |
| Cwg | Monsoons with dry winters |
Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and most of North-east India. |
| Dfc | Cold and Humid winter with short summers | Arunachal Pradesh |
| E | Polar Types | Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. |
Climate of India
Climate of India: The climate of India is referred to as the “monsoon” type, which is found mostly in South Asia and South-East Asia. The word monsoon is derived from an Arabic word, “mausim” which refers to the seasons. Monsoons are periodic or seasonal winds in which there is a total reversal of direction of wind every six months. In this article, we will talk about the climate of India and various climate controls that affect it.
Table of Content
- Climate of India Map
- Climate and Weather
- Climate of India
- Climatic Controls
- Factors Affecting the Climate of India
- Mechanism of Weather in Winter Season
- Mechanism of Weather in Summer Season
- Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
- Indian Monsoon
- Seasons in India
- Climatic Regions of India