Land and Climate

India's geography and climate is varied. These photos offer a very limited view of India's land and climate. Here you will see rainy days, a river flooded from monsoon rains, and dry semi-arid conditions. 

The summer of 2013 was a very rainy monsoon season. We were not permitted to sail on the Ganges River because it was too flooded.

Here is another view of the flooded Ganges River. Notice the muddy waters and strong currents.

                           

Tourists and onlookers wait impatiently for an opportunity to sail on the Ganges River.

In July, it was raining everywhere except in southern India. Here is a village near Madurai. There is very little rainfall in this region.

India has hills and mountains. I took this photo in southern India, near Madurai.

Our guide told us that the highway (in the foreground) was once part of India's ancient Silk Road network.

Here's a view from the plane, approaching Varanasi. I see a river and lots of green farm land.

Here is another view from the plane. This river is really flooded from the heavy rains.

I took this photo in July 2007, on my first trip to India. This shows mountains in Jaipur.

To see more of India's geography and climate, you might consider looking at Britannica Kids.