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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A break in the monsoon is a temporary cessation or marked weakening of southwest monsoon rainfall over central and northern India lasting several days during the rainy season.
- What causes a break in the monsoon?
- How is a break different from the withdrawal of the monsoon?
- Does a break in the monsoon happen everywhere in India at once?
- Why do breaks matter for agriculture and policy?

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In August 2023 the India Meteorological Department recorded a pronounced break in the monsoon as the trough shifted north, making it one of the driest Augusts on record over central India and threatening kharif sowing.

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