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Question
Why is India cooler in December than in July?
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Solution
Tropic of Cancer passes midway across India, so, there is summer season in July, while in December the sun is vertical on the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere, so India experiences the winter season. So naturally, December is cooler than July.
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