The Kharif season in India largely coincides with the _______.

🔑Key Points:
Kharif season
Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoons in June-July.
Kharif period is known as the monsoonal sowing season.
In Arabic, the word 'Kharif' means 'autumn'.

🛑Important Points:
Kharif crops
The Kharif crops grow in the rainy season.
Rice, maize, millets, cotton, groundnuts and jute are grown in the Kharif season.
Southwest monsoon
It is the period between June-September.
The wind blows from the Arabian sea towards India in the southwest direction.

🔴Additional Information:
Northeast monsoon
It is also known as the winter monsoon.
It blows from land to sea.
Hence, it is called the retreating monsoon.
It is the period between October-December.
Rainfall is experienced over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
Tamil Nadu receives the highest rainfall from this monsoon.