Climate /Seasons
The climate of India may be broadly described as tropical monsoon type. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) designates four official seasons: (i) Winter occurring from December to early April, (ii) Summer or pre-monsoon season , lasting from April to June , (iii) Monsoon or rainy season, lasting from July to September and (iv) Post- Monsoon season, lasting from October to December.
The Himalayan states , being more temperate, experience an additional two seasons , autumn and spring. Traditionally , Indians note six seasons ,each about two months long. These are the spring (vasanta), Summer (grisma) , monsoon (varsa), early autumn (sarada), late autumn (hemanta) and winter (sisira).
