Tag: climate and soil of karnataka

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.

The highest recorded temperature was 45.6 °C (114 °F) at Raichur on May 23, 1928. The lowest recorded temperature was 2.8 °C (37 °F) C at Bidar on December 16, 1918.

The pre-monsoon showers that occur in the coffee-growing regions of Karnataka are locally known as cherry blossom showers.