- The least rainfall in India is recorded in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
- The average rainfall in Rajasthan is about 200-40 mm and the least amount of rainfall is in the Jaisalmer district, which is around 12 cm a year. The rainy season is from the month of September to October.
- Rajasthan receives the maximum rainfall from South-West Monsoon.
- Reasons for the acute rainfall are:
- It is located in the Thar desert
- The average temperature in summers is 40 to 45 degrees Celsius
- It lies in the rain shadow region of the Aravalli mountains, thus obstructing the route of moisture-carrying winds.
- India receives an average rainfall of 118 cm and the maximum rainfall from the South-West monsoon.
- Jaisalmer is known as the Golden city, and is the largest district of Rajasthan.
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