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Climate of India — Syllabus

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

Climate of India topics: Weather, Climate, and Climographs, Factors Influencing Climate, Winter Season, plus 1 more.

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4 Topics · Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies · 2026-27

Topics in Climate of India

1

Weather, Climate, and Climographs

  • Weather is the state of atmospheric conditions like sunshine, temperature, atmospheric pressure, winds, humidity, clouds, and precipitation over an area at a particular time.
  • Weather changes often, even within a short period.
  • Climate refers to such conditions over a large area and follows a similar general pattern over 30 or more years.
2

Factors Influencing Climate

  • The main climatic controls are latitude, land-water relationship, altitude, and upper air circulation.
  • Insolation intensity depends on latitude and is more intense at low latitudes than at high latitudes.
  • Average annual temperature decreases as one moves from the equator toward the poles.
3

Winter Season

  • Winter in India lasts from mid-November to February.
  • January is usually the coldest month.
  • In many parts of the country, day temperature sometimes drops below 10°C.
4

Summer Season and Pre-monsoon Showers

  • Summer starts in April.
  • During summer, maximum day temperature in north-west plains exceeds 37°C.
  • By mid-May, temperature may touch 41°C to 42°C in many parts of the country, especially the north-west plains and central India.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Climate of India

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Key topics in Climate of India include Weather, Climate, and Climographs, Factors Influencing Climate, Winter Season, Summer Season and Pre-monsoon Showers. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Board Class 10 board exam.
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