South Asia - Temperature and Climate Regions

Thin air in higher elevations lacks ability to hold heat causing both cooler temperatures and precipitation.

Locations in higher elevations experience cooler temperatures and high amounts of precipitation in form of snow.​

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Average yearly temperatures decrease in progression from north and south of the equator

Latitude has a significant impact on temperature with locations nearest the equator experiencing high temperatures and those near the poles experiencing cold temperatures

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Wind systems can bring moist air from across an ocean or dry air from across land. Monsoons are an example of a wind pattern that brings moist air across areas of South Asia causing heavy rainfall.

Wind systems serve to move warm or cool air across the earth’s surface and to distribute precipitation around the globe

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Water from the tropics circulates to the poles where the water cools and then circulates back towards the equator.

Ocean currents help to distribute heat away from the equator. Warm water at the equator circulates toward the tropics.

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Locations that are further inland generally experience greater daily and seasonal temperature variations. 

Locations near coastlines also tend to experience greater amounts of precipitation. Position on continent is most evident in the middle latitudes and it along with latitude has the greatest effect on climate.​

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This creates a wet side or windward side and a dry side or leeward side to mountain barriers.

Mountain barriers have a great effect on precipitation. As air rises to pass over a mountain barrier it releases moisture as the air cools.

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- Polar: Cold

-Temperate: Humid

-Tropical: Warm and Rainfall

-Arid: Dry and Desert

-Highland​: Higher elevation

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