This range traverses nearly the whole width of peninsular India-a distance of about 1050 km with an elevation of some 300 meters. It is part of the Western Ghats, with an average height of 1200 metres. It is about 1600 km long and runs along the western border of the Deccan plateau. While the heat is building up to breaking point on the plains, the people of Ladakh, high in the Himalayas, will still be waiting for the snow to melt on the high passes. The south-west monsoon or rainy season is from June to September.
Summer is hot everywhere, except in the hills.
Many a hill station at this time of the year comes to life to celebrate a gay holiday season. The winter season is the most pleasant times of the year throughout the country. Rainfall in India tends to be variable. The north-eastern regions, the western slopes of the Western Ghats and parts of Himalayas have very heavy rainfall. All rights reserved.