Climate of India
Climate can be defined as the vast range of weather conditions across the large geography. The climate of India is mainly defined as tropical. India is the country where one is witnessed to different types of weather conditions in different parts. The major climatic conditions or seasons in India comprises of winters, summers, monsoon and autumn. India’s unique geography also impacts its climate and as a result of which, one can see Himalayas in the north to the Thar deserts in the northwest.
Winters: Fall in the period from December to February. Days are shorter and nights are longer. The temperature ranges from minus degree Celsius to 20-degree Celsius. This majorly depends upon the location. For example, the climate in Himalayas or North Region is the coldest in winters. The hill stations and peaks witness snowfall during this season. However the southern region at this time is cold but does not witnesses snowfall. This is primarily because the south is covered three sides by the sea.
Summers: Fall in the period of March to June. Days become longer and nights go shorter. The temperature rises and can touch maximum of 50 degree Celsius or more in some regions. The temperature is really high in the western region.
Monsoon: Occurs during July and August. It may continue to September. During this time India experiences a lot of rain. The monsoon winds starts from the southern region and goes till Northern region. This is also one of the reasons why ‘South’ witnesses monsoon earlier than ‘North’.
Retreating Monsoon: September to November. The rainfall begins to retreat and the winters have not arrived yet. In recent times, this monsoon cycle has been affected by the vast growing uncontrollable industrialization which has a very adverse effect on the monsoons resulting in drastic climatic changes. These changes results in climatic disasters like drought, landslides, floods and global warming.