KSEEB Class 10 SSLC Geography Chapter 3 Indian Climate Notes
- India has ‘Tropical Monsoon’ type of climate.
- This is because a greater part of India lies in the tropical zone and its climate is greatly influenced by the monsoon winds.
- The climate of India can be divided into four seasons.
- The Winter Season (December to February)
- The Summer Season (March to May)
- The Rainy Season (June to Mid-September)
- The Retreating Monsoon Season (Mid-September to November)
- During winter season, the rays of the Sun fall vertically over the Southern Hemisphere, India gets oblique rays of the Sun.
- Hence, the temperature and humidity are low and the sky is clear.
- During summer season, the Sun’s rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere. Hence the temperature is high in India. It is hot, dry and sultry.
- Rainy season is also known as “the South West Monsoon season. The moisture-laden winds blow from the south- west towards India and bring rainfall to different parts of the country.
- In the retreating monsoon season the south-west monsoon starts to retreat and it blows from north-east. Hence, this season is also known as ‘North-East Monsoon Season’.
Based on the amount of rainfall India is divided into three broad zones.
- Areas with low rainfall (less than 50 cm)
- Areas with medium rainfall
- Areas with heavy rainfall