Climatic Variations of North Bengal in India: A Regional Analysis

Madhusree Roy

Abstract: Physiographically, North Bengal is a diverse region and a complex area. Climatic variations are particularly noticeable with the diversified physiographic of North Bengal. Climate is defined as the average weather pattern of a particular place. Here we will discuss about the two most effective climatic factors such as temperature and rainfall to analyse the regional and seasonal climatic variations of the study area. Plain areas are characterized by tropical monsoon but the mountainous areas are characterized by tropical temperate climate. Basically in tropical climate, summer is warm & wet and winter is dry and cool, but the climate of the mountainous region is tropical in type but temperate in nature, because the climate of these regions is very mild and pleasant. Occasional snowfalls are also occurred on the hilly areas.

Keywords: Physiographic Divisions, Regional Analysis, Seasonal Variations