Climatic Regions of India : Koeppen’s Classification |
Climate Type |
Climatic Region |
Annual Rainfall in the Region |
Amw
(Monsoon type with shorter dry winter season) |
Western coastal region, south of Mumbai |
over 300 cm |
As
(Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period) |
Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh |
75 – 100 cm
[wet winters, dry summers] |
Aw
(Tropical Savanah type) |
Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips |
75 cm |
BShw
(Semi-arid Steppe type) |
Some rain shadow areas of Western Ghats, large part of Rajasthan and contiguous areas of Haryana and Gujarat |
12 to 25 cm |
BWhw
(Hot desert type) |
Most of western Rajasthan |
less than 12 cm |
Cwg
(Monsoon type with dry winters) |
Most parts of the Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, Assam and in Malwa Plateau |
100 – 200 cm |
Dfc
(Cold, Humid winters type with shorter summer) |
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam |
~200 cm |
Et
(Tundra Type) |
Mountain areas of Uttarakhand
The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C |
Rainfall varies from year to year. |
E
(Polar Type) |
Higher areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in which the temperature of the warmest month varies from 0° to 10°C |
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Climatic Regions of India : Trewartha’s Classification
Climate Type |
Climatic Region |
Other Cliamatic Condtions |
Am
(Tropical Rain Forest) |
Western coastal region, Sahayadris and parts of Assam |
200 cm annual rainfall &
18.2 C to 29 C temperature |
Aw
(Tropical Savanna) |
Peninsular India except the semi arid zone |
150 cm annual rainfall & 18 C-32 C temperature |
Aw
(Tropical Savanah type) |
Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips |
75 cm |
BS
(Semi-arid Steppe type) |
Runs southwards from central Maharashtra to Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh |
40-75 cm annual rainfall & 20-32 C temperature |
BSh
(Tropical and subtropical Steppe) |
Ranges from Punjab to Kutch |
Annual temperature 35 C & 30-60 cm annual rainfall |
BWh
(Tropical Desert) |
Western parts of Barmer, Jaiselmer and Bikaner and parts of Kutch |
Annual Temperature 35 C & annual rainfall 25 cm |
Caw
(Humid Subtropical Climate with dry winters) |
It ranges from Punjab to Assam |
Rainfall from 100-150 cm |
H (Mountain Climate) |
Mountain areas of Himalayas including Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh |
The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C. |