The National Building Code of India ([[Indian Building Codes]]) 2016 provides a detailed classification of the country's diverse climatic zones to guide the design and construction of buildings suited to the specific environmental conditions. India is divided into five primary climatic zones: Hot-Dry, Warm-Humid, Temperate, Composite, and Cold. Each zone is characterized by distinct climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, rainfall, and solar radiation, which influence building design elements like insulation, ventilation, shading, and material selection. This zoning ensures that buildings are energy efficient, comfortable, and resilient to the specific climate challenges they face, promoting sustainable construction practices across the country. The cold climatic zone is prevalent in the states and union territories of Ladakh, Jammu, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The hot and dry or hot and arid climatic zone is prevalent in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The Warm and Humid climatic zone is prevalent in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipal, Nagaland. The composite climatic zone is prevalent in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. ![[CLIMATIC ZONES OF INDIA.png]] [[National Building Code of India (NBC) 2016]], [[Indian Building Codes]], [[Climatic zones of India]], [[Hot-dry climate]], [[Warm-humid climate]], [[Temperate climate]], [[Composite climate]], [[Cold climate]], [[Climate-responsive architecture]], [[Sustainable building design]], [[Bioclimatic architecture]], [[Energy-efficient building design]], [[Passive design strategies]], [[Building orientation]], [[Insulation in buildings]], [[Natural ventilation]], [[Solar shading]], [[Material selection]], [[Thermal performance]], [[Daylighting design]], [[Thermal comfort]], [[Building envelope optimization]], [[Sustainable construction practices]], [[Regional architecture of India]], [[Climate zoning in India]], [[Environmental design]], [[Architectural climatology]], [[Climate-adaptive buildings]], [[Eco-friendly architecture]], [[Sustainable site planning]], [[Microclimate design]], [[Hot-dry architecture of Rajasthan]], [[Cold climate architecture of Ladakh]], [[Himalayan architecture]], [[Tropical architecture of Kerala]], [[Coastal architecture]], [[Composite climate design]], [[Passive cooling techniques]], [[Passive heating techniques]], [[Thermal mass materials]], [[Shading devices]], [[Courtyard architecture]], [[Wind ventilation strategies]], [[Green building codes in India]], [[Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)]], [[GRIHA rating system]], [[IGBC green building standards]], [[LEED India]], [[Building energy efficiency]], [[Urban heat island mitigation]], [[Rainfall management]], [[Solar radiation control]], [[Humidity control in architecture]], [[Regional climatic analysis]], [[Climate data for building design]], [[Thermal zoning in architecture]], [[Climatic resilience]], [[Architectural sustainability in India]], [[Building design parameters for climatic zones]], [[Eco-sensitive design]], [[Sustainable urban planning]], [[Building performance standards]], [[Context-sensitive architecture]], [[Vernacular sustainable design]], [[Traditional architecture of India]], [[Desert architecture]], [[Mountain architecture]], [[Coastal building design]], [[Tropical modernism]], [[Architectural response to climate]], [[Sustainable housing design]], [[Resilient built environment]], [[Environmental sustainability]], [[Climate-smart construction]], [[Adaptive architecture]], [[Environmental performance of buildings]], [[Thermal insulation standards]], [[Building envelope materials]], [[Green architecture in India]], [[Regional climatic adaptation]], [[Sustainable material selection]], [[Environmental comfort design]], [[Natural lighting in buildings]], [[Cross ventilation design]], [[Building physics in hot climates]], [[Humidity mitigation strategies]], [[Cold weather construction techniques]], [[Solar passive housing]], [[Environmental architecture]], [[Climatic responsiveness in urban design]], [[Sustainable development goals (SDGs)]], [[Building energy performance]], [[Sustainability in Indian architecture]], [[Climatic design parameters]], [[Regional climatic zones map India]], [[Eco-architecture India]], [[Resilient architecture]], [[Passive solar design]], [[Sustainable thermal comfort]], [[Architectural sustainability guidelines India]], [[Building energy codes India]], [[Architectural design for climatic zones]], [[Low-energy building design]], [[Sustainable construction technology]], [[Building adaptability to climate]], [[Indian climate-responsive design principles]].