Describe the regional variations in the climatic conditions of India with the help of suitable examples.

There are great regional variations in India's climate which are explained with the help of some examples below:

1. In summer, temperatures can occasionally reach 50°C in some parts of the Rajasthan desert but are around 20°C in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
2. On a winter night, temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may fall to -45°C while Thiruvananthapuram stays at a mild 22°C.
3. Coastal areas experience less contrasts in temperature conditions. Seasonal contrasts are more in the interior of the country.
4. Precipitation mostly takes the form of snowfall in the upper Himalayan regions, while the rest of the country experiences rainfall.
5. The annual precipitation varies from over 400 cm in Meghalaya to less than 10 cm in Ladakh and western Rajasthan.
6. Most of the country gets rainfall from June to September, but the Tamil Nadu coast receives most rainfall in October and November.