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: 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 | Precipitation occurs in the form of snow |
: 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. |
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