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Climate
The climate of Gujarat is
moist in
the southern districts and dry in the northern region. The Arabian sea and the
Gulf of Cambay reduce the temperature and render the climate more pleasant and
healthy. The year can be divided into: the winter season from November to
February, the hot season from March to May, the south-west monsoon season from
June to September and the intervening month of October.
The average rainfall in Gujarat varies from 33
to152cms. The southern region of the state has an average rainfall ranging from
76 to 152cms, Dangs district having the highest average of about 190cms. The
northern districts have a rainfall varying from 51 to 102cms. The rainfall in
the southern highlands of Saurashtra and the Gulf of Cambay is approximately
63cms while the other parts of Saurashtra have a rainfall less than 63cms.
The semi-desert area of Kutch has a very low
average rainfall. Certain areas in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Panchmahals,
Surendranagar, Jamnagar and Kutch districts face chronic scarcity conditions for
want of adequate rains.
As the Tropic
of Cancer passes through the
northern border of Gujarat, the state has an intensely hot or cold climate. But
the Arabian sea and the Gulf of Cambay in the west and the forest covered hills
in the east soften the rigors of climatic extremes.
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