Is India subtropical or tropical?

Almost half of the country, lying south of the Tropic of Cancer, belongs to the tropical area. All the remaining area, north of the Tropic, lies in the sub-tropics. Therefore, India’s climate has characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climates.

Is India considered tropical?

India, in southern Asia, lies mostly in the tropics, and all countries of Southeast Asia are tropical countries. Australia, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and most of the other island nations of Oceania in the South Pacific are tropical countries, as well.

Why India is called tropical and subtropical?

The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country from the Rann of Kuchchh in the west to Mizoram in the east. Almost half of the country lying south of the Tropic of Cancer belongs to the tropical area. Therefore India’s climate has characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climates.

What countries are sub tropical?

Areas that have this type of subtropical climate include Australia, Southeast Asia, and parts of South America. In areas bounded by warm ocean like the southeastern North America and East Asia, tropical cyclones can contribute significantly to local rainfall within the subtropics.

Is India temperate or tropical?

India is home to an extraordinary variety of climatic regions, ranging from tropical in the south to temperate and alpine in the Himalayan north, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. The nation’s climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert.

What are the subtropical regions in India?

The area falls under Subtropical Regions in India are as Parts of Punjab, Assam and Rajasthan. Part of Jammu and Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand as (Mountain Climate) and Drought in Rajasthan,Gujarat and Haryana.

Does India lies in tropical zone?

India lies in two heat zones. And the Tropic of Cancer passes through central India, making the southern part lie in the tropical zone and the Northern part to lie in the temperate zone.

What is tropical region India?

Climatic regions in India

Name of climatic region	States or territories
Tropical Rainforest	Assam and parts of the Sahyadri Mountain Range
Tropical Savannah	Sahyadri Mountain Range and parts of Maharashtra
Tropical and subtropical steppe	Parts of Punjab and Gujarat
Tropical Desert	Most parts of Rajasthan

Why India is called tropical?

Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the lofty Himalayan ranges which block the cold air masses moving southwards from Central Asia. Thus the whole of India, south of the Himalayas can be climatically treated as a tropical country.

What is subtropical and tropical?

Tropical systems are warm-core weather systems that only form over water. They have no fronts associated with them but typically generate more rain than extratropical systems. Subtropical systems are a cross between an extratropical and a tropical system, having characteristics of both. They can be warm- or cold- core.