World Climtes

World Climates

Climate is the average weather conditions recorder at a place over many years. The two most important climatic factors are temperature and precipitation. According Wladimir Koppen`s classification of world climates; Equatorial, Tropical Continental and Monsoon are from GroupA: Tropical/Mega thermal climates, Hot desert and Cold climate are from Group B: Dry arid/semiarid climates, and Tundra belongs to Group E: Polar and alpine climates.

Equatorial climate is found along the equator, Tropical rainforests have a type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm. Tropical rainforests have no summer or winter; it is typically hot and wet throughout the year and rainfall is both heavy and frequent. A tropical rainforest is usually found at latitudes within ten degrees North and South of the equator, the climate is most commonly found in Southeast Asia, Central Africa and South America. 

Monsoon climate is a relatively rare type of climate. Tropical monsoon climates have monthly mean temperatures above 10;°C in every month of the year and feature wet and dry seasons, tropical monsoon climate's driest month sees less than 60 mm of precipitation but more than 100. This climate has a driest month which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solstice for that side of the equator. Tropical monsoon climates are most commonly found in South and Central America.

Tropical Continental climate have monthly mean temperatures above 18 °C in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60 mm and also less than 100. Tropical Continental climates are most commonly found in Africa, Asia and northern South America.

Hot desert climates are typically found under the subtropical ridge, these areas are located between 30 degrees south and 30 degrees north latitude, under the subtropical latitudes called the horse latitudes. Hot desert climates are generally hot, sunny and dry year-round. Maximum temperatures of over 40 °C aren't uncommon in summer and can even soar to over 45 °C in the hottest regions. Hot desert climates can be found in the deserts of North Africa such as the wide Sahara Desert, the Libyan Desert or the Nubian Desert.

Cold Climate Cold desert climates can feature hot (sometimes exceptionally hot) and dry summers, though summers typically are not quite as hot as summers in hot desert climates. A cold desert climate is typically found in temperate zones, almost always in the rain shadow of high mountains which restrict precipitation from the westerly winds, or in the case of Central Asia, from the monsoon.

Tundra climate is cold through all months of the year summer is a brief period of milder climates when the sun shines almost 24 hours a day. The short summer lasts only 6 to 10 weeks. It never gets any warmer than 7 or 10° C. Winter temperatures don't reach above -6° C and average -28° to -34°C. Precipitation totals 6-10 inches of rain a year, which includes melted snow. The tundra climate spans from most of Greenland to parts of Alaska, northern Canada, and northern Russia.