INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Water has a higher heat capacity than soil and rock, so the ocean takes much longer to heat and to cool than the land. Coastal areas will generally have more moderate temperatures than inland areas because of the heat capacity of the ocean. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, the land and sea breeze and specific heat capacity of water help to moderate the temperature in coastal areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coastal Climate. The climate of the Coastal Plain is mild, with hot summers and cool winters with few hard freezes. Precipitation is high, particularly along the coast, and seasonal. Average annual high temperature is about 77 degrees, although highs in the upper 90s are not unusual during the height of summer.