Af - Tropical Rainforest Climate - Tropical Monsoon Climate - Tropical Savanna Climate

Locations of tropical climates, with subtypes. AfTropical rainforest climate. AmTropical monsoon climate. AwTropical savanna climate.
Beach in Naples, Florida lined with coconuttrees is an example of a tropical climate. Although it lies in the subtropics over a hundred miles north of the tropic of cancer, the warm waters of theGulf of Mexico give it a monthly mean temperature never under 18 C (64 F), classifying its climate as tropical.
Intertropical Convergence Zone vertical velocity at 500 hPa, July average in units of pascals per second. Ascent (negative values) is concentrated close to the solar equator; descent (positive values) is more diffuse.
A tropical climate is a climate of the tropics. In the Kppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures of at least 18 C (64 F). Unlike the extra-tropics, where there are strong variations in day length and temperature, with season, tropical temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year and seasonal variations are dominated by precipitation.
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1 Subtypes 2 Intertropical Convergence Zone 3 See also 4 References 5 External links
Subtypes[edit]
Within the tropical climate zone there are distinct varieties based on precipitation: Tropical rainforest climate (Af):
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All twelve months have average precipitation of at least 60 mm
(2.4 in). These climates usually occur within 510 latitude of the equator. In some eastern-coast areas, they may extend to as much as 25 away from the equator. This climate is dominated by the Doldrums Low Pressure System all year round, and therefore has no natural seasons. Examples: Cebu, Philippines Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Kuching, Malaysia Singapore Apia, Samoa Paramaribo, Suriname Mbandaka, DR Congo Biak, Indonesia Quibd, Colombia West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Innisfail, Australia
[1]
Tropical monsoon climate (Am):
This type of climate, most common in South and Central
America, results from the monsoon winds which change direction according to the seasons. This climate has a driest month (which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solsticefor that side of the equator) with rainfall less than 60 mm, but more than (100 [total annual precipitation {mm}/25]). Examples: Cairns, Queensland, Australia Miami, Florida, United States Chittagong, Bangladesh Abidjan, Ivory Coast Macap, Brazil Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela
[1] [2]
Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Aw):
These climates generally have a pronounced dry
season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60 mm and also less than (100 [total annual precipitation {mm}/25]). Examples: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Jakarta, Indonesia Cartagena, Colombia Medelln, Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fortaleza, Cear, Brazil Jijoca de Jericoacora, Cear, Brazil
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Naples, Florida, United States Valencia, Venezuela Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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Note that, in this scheme, many places within the tropics do not have a tropical climate: for example, the Sahara desert. Mountaintops within the tropics, e.g. Mount Kenya, can be cold. However, like lowlands in the tropics (and unlike cold winter temperate zone regions), there is little seasonal variation of temperature in alpine regions of the tropics.
Intertropical Convergence Zone[edit]

Because of the effect of sun angle on climate most areas within the tropics are hot year-round, with diurnal variations in temperature exceeding seasonal variations. Seasonal variations in tropical climate are dominated by changes in precipitation, which are in turn largely influenced by the tropical rain belt or Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a portion of the Hadley cell. The ITCZ is shown, for July average, in the graphic. Areas of ascending air have heavy rainfall; areas of descending air are dry. The ITCZ somewhat follows the solar equator throughout the year, but with geographical variations, and in some areas (India) is heavily influenced by local large-scale monsoons

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Locations of tropical climates, with subtypes. AfTropical rainforest climate. AmTropical monsoon climate. AwTropical savanna climate.

1 Subtypes 2 Intertropical Convergence Zone 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

All twelve months have average precipitation of at least 60 mm

Tropical monsoon climate (Am):

This type of climate, most common in South and Central

Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Aw):

These climates generally have a pronounced dry

Intertropical Convergence Zone[edit]

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