1. Aw (Tropical Savanna Type)

This is a climate associated with the tropical savanna grassland and monsoon deciduous vegetation. In this type of climate, May is the hottest month (the mean maximum reading around 40°C and the mean minimum 27°C) and the temperature of the coldest month is always more than 18°C. The annual and diurnal ranges of temperature are high. Rainfall occurs mainly during the season of South-West Monsoon (July to September). Winters are generally dry. Such type of climate is found over major parts of Peninsular India including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and the Purulia district of West Bengal.