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India has a tropical monsoon climate with distinct seasonal variations.
**Four Seasons:**
1. **Winter (December-February):**
2. **Summer (March-May):**
3. **Southwest Monsoon (June-September):**
4. **Retreating Monsoon (October-November):**
**Monsoon Mechanism:**
Tropical Monsoon Climate
Four seasons: Winter, Summer, Monsoon, Retreating Monsoon
Southwest and Northeast Monsoons
Factors: Latitude, Altitude, Distance from sea, Ocean currents
El Nino and La Nina effects
WSMR - Winter, Summer, Monsoon, Retreating
AB - Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal branches