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Climate of India: India being a tropical country has diversity in climates. There are 8 different climatic zones in the continent of Asia. The monsoon season is the most common of these but sometimes it varies by some days or months. Some regions in India have hot tropical weather while some parts have heavy monsoons. There are various other seasons that follow suit. There are conventionally 6 seasons considered as the usual Indian seasons. This climate of India has seasons those can be classified in 6 different cycles of around 2 months apart. According to the Hindu calendar, these are named as the spring, summer, monsoons, early autumn, late autumn, and winter. Duration of seasons: Though there are 6 seasons in India, some vary at the same duration of the year. The actual seasons considered are namely the summer, which is considered from March to June, rainy season from June to October and the winter from November to March. Though the durations are mentioned, there are variations in different parts of the country itself. For example, monsoons in Northern India are estimated from April to July only. Most of the winter days can be considered as sunny ones. Different seasons and durations have given rise to diverse festivals too. One may indulge him in any local or national festival in any of the seasons available. Variation in the regions: Climate of India is the most unreliable. Most of the times, the summer durations are observed to be dry in the Northern regions. The monsoons are sometimes scheduled at different times in various parts of the country. Rajasthan experiences an extreme temperature difference during every season, during the day and night. The Northern regions experience a high temperature drop during the various day and night times. In the summer season, the center regions of India experience a high temperature, which goes upto 50 degrees centigrade. Some of the prominent seasons that can be observed in some of the areas in India can be classified as follows. Autumn and spring can be observed more in the northern or the Himalayan states. These regions mostly experience 5 seasons annually; while the Northern Plains upto the north of River Ganga, has extreme cold climate. Summers in these regions are hot, humid, and extremely harsh. Monsoon is experienced from June to September. Winters are the most suitable climates to be visited in the North India.
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