the hot and dry summer season of india
Climate of India
In South India , particularly the hinterlands of Maharashtra , parts of Karnataka , and Andhra Pradesh , somewhat cooler weather prevails . Minimum temperatures in western Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh hover around 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) ; in the southern Deccan Plateau , they reach 16 ° C ( 61 ° F ) . Coastal areas -- especially those near the Coromandel Coast and adjacent low - elevation interior tracts -- are warm , with daily high temperatures of 30 ° C ( 86 ° F ) and lows of around 21 ° C ( 70 ° F ) . The Western Ghats , including the Nilgiri Range , are exceptional ; lows there can fall below freezing . This compares with a range of 12 -- 14 ° C ( 54 -- 57 ° F ) on the Malabar Coast ; there , as is the case for other coastal areas , the Indian Ocean exerts a strong moderating influence on weather . The region averages 800 millimetres ( 31 in ) per year , most of which falls between October and December . The topography of the Bay of Bengal and the staggered weather pattern prevalent during the season favours the northeast monsoon , which has a tendency to cause cyclones and hurricanes rather than steady precipitation . As a result , the coast is hit by what can mildly be termed as inclement weather almost every year between October and January .
In South India , particularly the hinterlands of Maharashtra , parts of Karnataka , and Andhra Pradesh , somewhat cooler weather prevails . Minimum temperatures in western Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh hover around 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) ; in the southern Deccan Plateau , they reach 16 ° C ( 61 ° F ) . Coastal areas -- especially those near the Coromandel Coast and adjacent low - elevation interior tracts -- are warm , with daily high temperatures of 30 ° C ( 86 ° F ) and lows of around 21 ° C ( 70 ° F ) . The Western Ghats , including the Nilgiri Range , are exceptional ; lows there can fall below freezing . This compares with a range of 12 -- 14 ° C ( 54 -- 57 ° F ) on the Malabar Coast ; there , as is the case for other coastal areas , the Indian Ocean exerts a strong moderating influence on weather . The region averages 800 millimetres ( 31 in ) per year , most of which falls between October and December . The topography of the Bay of Bengal and the staggered weather pattern prevalent during the season favours the northeast monsoon , which has a tendency to cause cyclones and hurricanes rather than steady precipitation . As a result , the coast is hit by what can mildly be termed as inclement weather almost every year between October and January .