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Direction of winds: Winds coming from cold regions make a place cool. Winds coming

from hot regions make a place hot. Winds coming from the sea make a place humid.
Such winds have a lot of moisture in them and thus cause rainfall.

Summer Rainy Autumn Winter

Season in India: The weather of place keeps changing throughout the year. The year

can be divided into four periods, in which each period experiences a particular type
of weather most of the time. These periods of the year that experience different

types of weather are called the seasons. India has four major seasons—Summer
(March–May); Monsoon (June–September); Retreating monsoon (October–

November); Winter (December–February). All these season together form the
climate. However, because of so many different physical features.

There are many variations within one season in our country. For example, during

monsoon the coasts of Maharashtra and Kerala receive heavy rain, but the state of
Rajasthan remains almost dry.

Good to Know :

Many parts of the world experience autumn and spring seasons also. Autumn falls
between the summer and winter. During the seasons, the trees shed their leaves

and the day get cooler. Spring comes between the winter and summer. During this
time new leaves appear and flower bloom, and the day begin to get warmer.

Now I Know :

• Weather is the day-to-day change in the atmosphere around us.
• The weather conditions of a place throughout the year is called its
climate.

• India as a country has the tropical monsoon climate.
• Some of the factors determining the climate of India are–distance of
the place from the sea, altitude of the place and direction of wind.
• There are four major seasons in India–summer, monsoon, retreating
monsoon and winter.

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