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8. The Semi-Arid Tropical


It covers the largest area of the central and western Peninsula covering Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and western Andhra Pradesh. The average annual rainfall in this region varies between 50 and 100 cm, the mean monthly temperature in July varies between 26°C and 40° C, while the mean average temperature for January reads between 15°C and 28°C.