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fiogf49gjkf0d WE CAN DIVIDE INDIA INTO 3 CLIMATIC ZONES, THE NORTH, SOUTH AND HILL REGIONS. INDIA IS SO BIG THAT TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS MAY VARY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. INDIA MAY ALSO BE DIVIDED INTO 3 DISTINCTIVE SEASONS, WINTER, SUMMER AND THE MONSOON. SUMMER BEGINS ABOUT FEBRUARY AND THE HEAT RISES UNTIL IT BECOMES UNBEARABLE BY THE MONTH OF MAY. BOTH LAND AND AIR BECOME DUSTY AND UNPLEASANT. TOWARDS THE END OF MAY WE BEGIN TO NOTICE THE FIRST SIGNS OF THE MONSOON SEASON. WHEN IT FINALLY ARRIVES ABOUT JUNE, IT IS A GREAT REFLIEF FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND. IT IS SURE TO RAIN EVERYDAY BUT PERHAPS NOT ALL DAY. THE MONSOON ENDS AT THE END OF OCTOBER AND WINTER MOVES IN. NIGHTS BECOME COLD AND YOU MAY EVEN FIND SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AREAS. CLOTHING: LIGHT TO TROPICAL WEIGHT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE ALL YEAR, WITH A RAINCOAT OR WATERPROOF CLOTHING THROUGHOUT THE MONSOON SEASON.
CLIMATE TABLES:
DELHI ALT 218M -------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 21 24 31 36 41 39 36 34 34 34 29 23 MIN C 7 9 14 20 26 28 27 26 24 18 11 8 RAIN MM 23 20 14 10 15 68 200 200 122 18 3 10 HUMIDITY AM 83 78 71 55 49 61 82 85 81 76 78 82 % PM 41 35 30 21 24 36 61 64 51 32 31 38
CHENNAI ALT 16M (FORMER NAME MADRAS) --------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 29 31 33 35 38 38 36 35 34 32 29 29 MIN C 19 20 22 26 28 27 26 26 25 24 22 21 RAIN MM 29 10 9 16 43 52 99 123 124 284 345 137 HUMIDITY AM 90 90 90 88 77 68 77 79 86 90 91 90 % PM 64 64 63 67 61 55 62 63 69 72 73 70 MUMBAI ALT 6M -------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 28 28 30 32 33 32 29 29 29 32 32 21 MIN C 19 19 22 24 27 26 25 24 24 24 23 21 RAIN MM 2 1 0.6 1 14 518 647 383 276 55 14 2 HUMIDITY AM 87 83 80 74 63 59 65 71 75 83 86 87 % PM 67 66 67 72 67 61 62 66 70 75 75 72
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