Thanapat V.

Temperature
(Range)
Precipitation
(Average inches)
Seasons Other Characteristics Location
Tropical Wet (27 Celsius) feel
hotter because the
humidity is usually
very high (20-34)
Receive over 100
inches of rain per year,
although some receive
nearly 300 inches per
year.
Seasons don't change
in Tropical Wet, so
there is only 1 season.
The days begin sunny
hot, but afternoon have
cloud and rain fall.
Brazil, Democratic
Republic of the Congo,
Indonesia, and the
Philippines.
Tropical Wet and Dry temperatures average
about 25 degrees
Dry season usually has
less than 4 inches of
rain. During the wet
season, at least 25
inches will fall.
2 seasons: wet season
(summer) and dry
season (winter)
Warmer in the wet
season.
Temperature is cooler
in dry season.
Africa, Brazil, and
India
Semiarid 9.4oC
(Depend on Location)
10-20 inches of rain
annually Some years
these places may get
20-40 inches of rain
depend on the latitude,
but it is safe to say
most places experience
a summer and winter
Summer are hot,
winter are mild to
cold.
Sahel in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Mediterranean Winter: -1
o
C
Summer: 10
o
C
Around 20 inches of
annual (yearly)
rainfall.
has 2 seasons: summer
and winter
Summer are hot and
dry, winter are cool
and rainy.
Western sides of
continents. between
the 30o and 45o degree
latitudes
Desert 40-45
o
C averages 0.04 inches
of rain each year
Always hot and dry
there are 2 seasons,
summer and winter.
Hot during the day,
cold during night time.
found along the 30
degree latitude line
(north and south of the
equator)
Marine West Coast -1 to 22
o
C 30 inches of rain while
others can receive as
much as 98 inches!
2 seasons: summer and
winter.
Cloudy, foggy, and
damp.
west coast of mid-
latitude continents
Humid Subtropical 8-24
o
C 48 inches of rain each
year
Summer and winter.
However, the winter
season is not a cold
winter. Summer
season lasts longer
Summer heat and
humidity.
Between 20o and 40o
north and south of the
equator. Florida
Humid continental -4 to 22oC Between 20 and 50 Warm and humid High temperature Northern Hemisphere.
Thanapat V.
inches summer, cool and dry
autumn (fall), cold and
harsh winter, and a
warm and wet spring
variation. between the 30 and 60
degrees latitude, but
usually above the 40
degree line
Subarctic -4 to 29
o
C Between 10 and 20
inches
2 seasons. The winter
is much longer and
extremely cold, with
the cool to mild
summer lasting only 2-
3 months
Very cold winter. Northern Hemisphere.
latitude continents
usually between 50
and 70 degrees latitude
Tundra -8 to 10
o
C 5-15 inches of
precipitation falls
every year
very harsh winter and
a cool summer
Subsoil is constantly
frozen.
60-75 degree latitude
lines along the coast of
the Arctic Ocean
Ice Cap -21 to 9
o
C Ice Cap averages less
than 10 inches of
precipitation
Extreme seasons. The
seasons are determined
by the amount of light.
Rarely snow. Antarctica and the land
around the Arctic
Ocean, especially
Greenland
Highland -7 to 27oC
(Depend on Elevation)
depends on the
elevation
No seasons in
Highland climate. Any
seasonal differences
would only be felt at
low elevations, near
the bottom of a
mountain
Climate based on
slope.
Plateau of Tibet Mount
Kilimanjaro