CLIMATIC

ZONE
GROUP NO:4
KRITIKA
SHREYA
BHUMIKA
SATYAM

4TH SEM
CLIMATIC ZONES IN INDIA

Country is divided into 5 major climatic

zones:

1. Hot and dry

2. Warm and humid climate
3. Composite climate
4. Moderate climate
5. Cold climate
MODERATE CLIMATE
 A moderate climate has weather patterns that remains within reasonable limits .
 Moderate climate has mild to warm summers and cool winters
 The need for winter home heating is greater than the need for summer cooling .
 It’s a relatively comfortable climate , especially near the coast ,where summers are cooler and winters warmer than further inland.
 In the mountains of the Great Dividing Range e, winters are clod and summers are pleasantly mild .
 Few opening on external side other than door .
 Pune and Bangalore are examples of Moderate climate.
 Areas having moderate climate are generally located on hilly or high-plateau regions with fairly abundant vegetation .
 The solar radiation in this region is more or less the same throughout the year. Being located at relatively higher elevations, these
places experience lower temperatures than hot and dry regions. The temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold. In summers, the
temperature reaches 30 – 34 ºC during the day and 17 – 24 ºC at night. In winter, the maximum temperature is between 27 to 33
ºC during the day and 16 to 18 ºC at night.
 The relative humidity is low in winters and summers, varying from 20 – 55%, and going upto 55 – 90% during monsoons. The total
rainfall usually exceeds 1000 mm per year. Winters are dry in this zone. Winds are generally high during summer. Their speed and
direction depend mainly upon the topography. The sky is mostly clear with occasional presence of low, dense clouds during summers.
 The design criteria in the moderate zone are to reduce heat gain by providing shading, and to promote heat loss by ventilation.

Temperature (Degree C):

Summer Winter
DAY: 30- 34 17-
24
NIGHT: 27-33 16-18
CLIMATE RESPONSIVE BUILDING
 MAJOR PLACES IN INDIA WITH MODERATE
CLIMATE

Bangalore
Pune
MODERATE ZONE
‘Bangalore’

Latitude Longitude Altitude Temperat- Relative

ure range humidity

12˚58’N 77˚35’E 921 m 15.10C to 65.2%

above 350C (average
mean sea annual
level relative
humidity)
 BUILDING MATERIALS

 Floor: Lime concrete

 Walls: Stone masonry with lime mortar
 Roof: Stone slabs with lime concrete screed cover for flat roof.
Mangalore tiles for sloping roof.
 PASSIVE FEATURES
 Reduction of solar heat gain:
- by orientation of the bedrooms towards north
- by shading of east and west walls by neighboring buildings.
- by shading the windows and walls with projecting stone slabs.
 Reduction of internal heat gain:
- by placing the kitchen outdoors in summer(and indoor in winter).
 Reduction of heat transfer to interior:
- by insulating roof.
 Increase of heat loss:
- by ventilation and smoke outlet through chimney.
 PUNE

Latitude Longitude Altitude Temperature Relative

range humidity

180 31’ N 730 55’ 560 m 190 to 330 59.3%

E above sea C (average
level annual
relative
humidity)