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प्रश्न
Kanyakumari is the first to receive the south-west monsoon stream and the last to see its retreat.
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उत्तर
West coast region is the first to receive rain from the South-west monsoon. Hence, Kanyakumari is the first to receive the South-west monsoon stream. By the first week of October the South-west monsoon begins to withdraw from India since Kanyakumari is the last station to see the retreat of the South-west monsoon.
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| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 20-4 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
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