Koeppen's Climatic Categorization India Flashcards
Western coastal region, south of Mumbai
Amw
(Monsoon type with short dry winter season)
Annual Rainfall: over 300 cm
Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh
As
(Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period)
Annual Rainfall: 75-100 cm
*Wet winters, Dry Summers
Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips
Aw
(Tropical Savannah Type)
Annual Rainfall: 75 cm
Some rain shadow areas of Western Ghats, large part of Rajasthan and contiguous areas of Haryana and Gujarat
BShw
(Semi-arid Steppe type)
Annual Rainfall: 12 to 25 cm
Most of western Rajasthan
BWhw
(Hot desert type)
Annual Rainfall: less than 12 cm
Most parts of the Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, Assam and in Malwa Plateau
Cwg
(Monsoon type with dry winters)
Annual Rainfall: 100 to 200 cm
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam
Dfc
(Cold, Humid winters type with shorter summer)
Annual Rainfall: ~200 cm
Mountain areas of Uttarakhand
The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C
Et
(Tundra type)
Rainfall varies from year to year
Higher areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in which the temperature of the warmest month varies from 0° to 10°C
E
(Polar type)
Precipitation occurs in the form of snow