Koeppen's Climatic Categorization India

Question 1

Western coastal region, south of Mumbai

Answer 1

Amw
(Monsoon type with short dry winter season)
Annual Rainfall: over 300 cm

Question 2

Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh

Answer 2

As
(Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period)
Annual Rainfall: 75-100 cm
*Wet winters, Dry Summers

Question 3

Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips

Answer 3

Aw
(Tropical Savannah Type)
Annual Rainfall: 75 cm

Question 4

Some rain shadow areas of Western Ghats, large part of Rajasthan and contiguous areas of Haryana and Gujarat

Answer 4

BShw
(Semi-arid Steppe type)
Annual Rainfall: 12 to 25 cm

Question 5

Most of western Rajasthan

Answer 5

BWhw
(Hot desert type)
Annual Rainfall: less than 12 cm

Question 6

Most parts of the Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, Assam and in Malwa Plateau

Answer 6

Cwg
(Monsoon type with dry winters)
Annual Rainfall: 100 to 200 cm

Question 7

Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam

Answer 7

Dfc
(Cold, Humid winters type with shorter summer)
Annual Rainfall: ~200 cm

Question 8

Mountain areas of Uttarakhand

The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C

Answer 8

Et
(Tundra type)
Rainfall varies from year to year

Question 9

Higher areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in which the temperature of the warmest month varies from 0° to 10°C

Answer 9

E
(Polar type)
Precipitation occurs in the form of snow