What is the difference between a monsoon and a typhoon?

Question

What is the difference between a monsoon and a typhoon?

Answer 1

Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow regularly from a particular direction during a particular period of the year over  a country or countries lasting for many months.The south-west monsoon which blows over India from the south-west direction during June to September every year is an example.Usually they bring lot of rain and are caused due to the unequal heating of the large landmasses and sea surfaces. Usually they cover large areas.

A typhoon is a violent tropical revolving storm having very low pressure at the centre and forms over the north-west Pacific ocean affecting the east coasts of Asia lasting for a few days only.It causes  loss of life and property with its storm surge ,violent whirling winds and rain.

Answer 2

Monsoons are seasonal directional winds  either wet or dry, while a Typhoon is a large low pressure area that creates violent weather.

Answer 3

very basically, a monsoon is a rainy season, a typhoon is a storm (huricane).

Answer 4

A typhoon is a hurricane in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.  A monsoon is an area of heavy rain that occurs along a front that moves little and is seasonal.