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3. As (Tropical Moist Climate)


It is characterised by dry summer season. The mean monthly temperature is more than 18°C in all the months. The average; annual rainfall varies between 7.5- 100 cm, and about 75 per cent of the total annual rainfall occurs between September and December. It occupies a narrow zone along the Coromandal coast.