Difference between southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon in points
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South-East Monsoon
(i)These monsoon winds blow northward from the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal.
(ii)These monsoon winds blow from June to September.
(iii)These winds cause country-wide rainfall.
(iv)These blow from oceanic high pressure areas towards the low pressure areas of land.
(v)These winds blow during advancing monsoon season.
North - east monsoons.
(i)These monsoon winds blow from northeast towards the sea-side.
(ii)These winds blow from October to November.
(iii)These cause rainfall only in Coromandel coast including Tamil Nadu when these strike at the wetlands of the Eastern Ghats.
(iv)These winds blow from land to sea as a result of reversal in the direction of wind or start of retreating monsoon season.
(v)These winds blow during retreating monsoon season.
The monsoon of South Asia is among several geographically distributed global monsoons. It affects the Indian subcontinent, where it is one of the oldest and most anticipated weather phenomena
The north-east monsoon, commonly known as winter monsoon blows from land to sea, whereas south-west monsoon, known as summer monsoon blows from sea to land after crossing the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal. The south-west monsoon brings most of the rainfall during a year in the country.