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Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A.Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot temperatures and high humidity all year-round.
Tropical climates have an average temperature of 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher every month of the year, with significant precipitation. [9] [11] Af = Tropical rainforest climate; average precipitation of at least 60 mm (2.4 in) in every month.
Borneo, with the typical vegetation of tropical forests. Amazon rainforest, Manaus, Brazil. Tropical rainforests have a type of tropical climate (at least 18 C or 64.4 F in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season—all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in).
Under the Köppen climate classification, for tropical climates, a wet-season month is defined as one or more months where average precipitation is 60 mm (2.4 in) or more. [11]
The climate of Puerto Rico in the Köppen climate classification is predominantly tropical rainforest. Temperatures throughout the year are warm to hot, averaging near 85 °F (29 °C) in lower elevations and 70 °F (21 °C) in the mountains.
Preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that global temperature anomalies reached between 1.5 and 1.6 degrees Celsius (between 2.7 and 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre ...
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category Am. Tropical monsoon climates have monthly mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month ...
The 2024 total includes 17 severe weather events, four tropical cyclones, one wildfire and two winter storms. ... Our wish for 2025 is for much less widespread destruction from weather and climate ...