Köppen-Geiger climate classification · temperate

Cwa — Dry-winter humid subtropical

Climate: Hot wet summers and dry mild winters (monsoon-influenced subtropics).
Growing period: Summer monsoon drives cropping; winter cropping needs residual moisture or irrigation.
Soils & vegetation: Varied; alluvial and red soils.
Agricultural relevance: Rice and summer grains in the wet season; wheat and pulses in the cooler dry season under irrigation.
Where it occurs: Northern India, southern China, highland East Africa.
Classification: Köppen-Geiger (Kottek et al. 2006; Beck et al. 2018)

Limitations

Zone boundaries are climatological averages; local microclimate, elevation, and soils vary within a zone.
Membership in a broad zone does not by itself indicate crop suitability or a recommendation.

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