<P> During the post-monsoon months of October to December, a different monsoon cycle, the northeast (or "retreating") monsoon, brings dry, cool, and dense air masses to large parts of India.It is called autumn . Winds spill across the Himalayas and flow to the southwest across the country, resulting in clear, sunny skies . Though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and other sources refers to this period as a fourth ("post-monsoon") season, other sources designate only three seasons . Depending on location, this period lasts from October to November, after the southwest monsoon has peaked . Less and less precipitation falls, and vegetation begins to dry out . In most parts of India, this period marks the transition from wet to dry seasonal conditions . Average daily maximum temperatures range between 28 and 34 ° C (82 and 93 ° F). </P> <P> The northeast monsoon, which begins in September, lasts through the post-monsoon seasons, and only ends in March . It carries winds that have already lost their moisture out to the ocean (opposite from the summer monsoon). They cross India diagonally from northeast to southwest . However, the large indentation made by the Bay of Bengal into India's eastern coast means that the flows are humidified before reaching Cape Comorin and rest of Tamil Nadu, meaning that the state, and also some parts of Kerala, experience significant precipitation in the post-monsoon and winter periods . However, parts of West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Mumbai also receive minor precipitation from the north - east monsoon . </P> <P> Shown below are temperature and precipitation data for selected Indian cities; these represent the full variety of major Indian climate types . Figures have been grouped by the four - season classification scheme used by the IMD; year - round averages and totals are also displayed . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> Average temperatures in various Indian cities (° C) <Tr> <Td_colspan="1">--</Td> <Th_colspan="3"> Winter (Dec--Feb) </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Summer (Mar--May) </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Monsoon (Jun--Sep) </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Post-monsoon (Oct--Nov) </Th> <Th_colspan="0"> Year - round </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Min </Th> <Th> Avg </Th> <Th> Max </Th> <Th> Min </Th> <Th> Avg </Th> <Th> Max </Th> <Th> Min </Th> <Th> Avg </Th> <Th> Max </Th> <Th> Min </Th> <Th> Avg </Th> <Th> Max </Th> <Th> Avg </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Port Blair </Th> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thiruvananthapuram </Th> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bangalore </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nagpur </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bhopal </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Guwahati </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lucknow </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jaisalmer </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dehradun </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Amritsar </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shimla </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Srinagar </Th> <Td> − 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leh </Th> <Td> − 13 </Td> <Td> − 6 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> − 1 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> − 7 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Leh </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Climate chart (explanation) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> J </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> J </Td> <Td> J </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> O </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 − 1 − 13 </Td> <Td> 8.6 0 − 12 </Td> <Td> 12 6 − 6 </Td> <Td> 6.9 12 − 1 </Td> <Td> 6.5 17 </Td> <Td> 4.3 21 6 </Td> <Td> 15 24 10 </Td> <Td> 20 24 10 </Td> <Td> 12 21 5 </Td> <Td> 0 14 0 </Td> <Td> 2.9 8 − 6 </Td> <Td> 8 − 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="12"> Average max. and min . temperatures in ° C </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="12"> Precipitation totals in mm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="12"> Source: Weatherbase, Plan Holidays </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="12"> (show) Imperial conversion </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> J </Td> <Td> J </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> O </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0.5 30 9 </Td> <Td> 0.3 32 10 </Td> <Td> 0.5 43 21 </Td> <Td> 0.3 54 30 </Td> <Td> 0.3 63 36 </Td> <Td> 0.2 70 43 </Td> <Td> 0.6 75 50 </Td> <Td> 0.8 75 50 </Td> <Td> 0.5 70 41 </Td> <Td> 0 57 32 </Td> <Td> 0.1 46 21 </Td> <Td> 0.3 34 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="12"> Average max. and min . temperatures in ° F </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="12"> Precipitation totals in inches </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Distribution of rainfall in different parts of india