especially the Coastal areas, enjoy a moderate climate as temperature remains well above 20°C.

The lines in map 1 below indicate places that have the same average temperature for January.

  • What would be the range for average temperature in Telangana for January?

  • Using your atlas, find some places located on 15°C temperature.

  • Close to the line showing places where average temperature is 25°C, there's a small circle of places on 20°C. How is this possible?

During winter, the weather is generally pleasant with clear sky, low humidity and cool breeze. Cyclone depressions coming from Mediterranean Sea called Western Disturbances cause low to moderate rainfall over northen India. This rainfall is a boon to wheat crop which is generally cultivated in'Rabi Season'.

India lies in the trade wind belt of Northen Hemisphere - north-east trades blow over India from land to sea and are therefore dry. However, some amount of rainfall occurs on the Coramandel coast of Tamil Nadu from these winds, as they pick up moisture from the Bay of Bengal while crossing it.



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