Question

What are regional variations in Indian temperature ?

Answer 1

India has a variable climate.This can be proved with the help of the following examples.

1.In summer,the mercury occasionally touches 50 degree C in some parts of the Rajasthan desert,whereas it might be around 20 degree C in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

2.In winter,night temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as minus 40 degree C.Thiruvananthapuram on the other hand may have a temperature of 22 degree C.

3.The annual rainfall in Rajasthan is hardly 10 cm.whereas it is above 400 cm.in Meghalaya.

4.During monsoons,whole country receives rainfall except Tamilnadu.

5.Coastal region does not experience much variation in temperature pattern due to the moderating influence of the sea.