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climate of the place. The Coastal the Northern Plains. Dust storms are also

Plains are neither too hot nor too cold common in the region.
because of the breeze from the sea.

The plant and animal life found in a place,
the food that people eat, and the dress they

wear depend on the climate of the place.

Seasons

Most places experience a few months of
hot weather, a few months of rainy Monsoon rains

weather, and a few months of cool or cold
The Coastal Plains are not so hot in
weather in a year. Each of these divisions
summer because of the cool sea breeze.
of the year that have particular weather
However, it is very humid, that is, the
patterns are called seasons .
amount of water vapour (or moisture) in
India has three main seasons during the the air is high. Humid weather is
year–summer rainy and winter . The uncomfortable, as it makes us sweat a lot
,
general weather conditions of a place and the sweat takes a long time to dry.
during these seasons determine the
Rainy Season
climate of the place.
From June onwards, winds full of moisture
Summer
from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
The summer season starts in March or Bengal start blowing to the land. They are

April and continues till May or June. In called monsoon winds . They bring rain to
South India, it starts becoming hot in India. This season is called the monsoon .

March, and stays hot till after May. In
North India, summer starts in April and
continues till June and July. • The highest rainfall ever recorded in a

In summer, it is hot and dry in almost all day is 182.5 cm in La Reunion Island in
the Indian Ocean.
parts of India, except the mountains. The
• The highest rainfall ever recorded in one
Sun is very hot, and days are longer than
year is 2540 cm in Cherrapunji, India.
nights. Hot dry winds called loo , blow in

The rainy season starts in June in South

India. In North India, it starts towards the
end of June or beginning of July. It
continues till September.

Some parts of India, such as the western

coast and the north-eastern states, get
People caught in a duststorm
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