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Due to its varying geographic and physio-graphic conditions, Karnataka experiences climatic variations that range from arid to semi-arid in the plateau region, sub-humid to humid tropical in the Western Ghats and humid tropical monsoon in the coastal plains.

Laterite soil is formed under conditions of high temperature and heavy rainfall, which leads to intense leaching of nutrients.

Laterite soil is often used for plantation crops like coffee, tea, rubber, and cashew, which thrive in such soil conditions.

• The black soil is very retentive of moisture.
  
• It swells greatly and becomes sticky when wet in rainy season.

The rainy season, driven by the southwest monsoon, is the period when Karnataka receives the majority of its annual rainfall.

Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India. Agumbe is a small village of Malnad region of Karnataka and is called Cherrapunji of South India because it receives 7,000+ mm of rainfalls annually. This place is located in Shivmogga district and can be easily accessed from Mangalore, Udupi and Shivamogga.

These districts in the Western Ghats region experience heavy rainfall, which leads to the formation of laterite soil through leaching.

Karnataka receives the vast majority of its annual rainfall during the southwest monsoon (rainy season), which accounts for approximately 80 percent of the total.

Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India. Agumbe is a small village of Malnad region of Karnataka and is called Cherrapunji of South India because it receives 7,000+ mm of rainfalls annually. This place is located in Shivmogga district and can be easily accessed from Mangalore, Udupi and Shivamogga.