1. Tropical Rainforest Climates
World Climate Types
Tropical Rainforest Climates

2. Tropical Rainforests
Located between 0 and 5 degrees north and south of the Equator.
Temperatures and rainfall are high all year round.

3. Examples Amazonia Congo Basin
South-east Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, and parts of northern Australia).

4. Climate High temperatures all year round.
Very small annual temperature range (Monthly temps range from degrees, producing a range of 2 degrees) due to the sun usually moving directly overhead each day.
Day and night are similar lengths all year.

5. Climate
High annual rainfall total (around 2000mm) due to the ITCZ (meeting of warm air masses at the equator).
Humidity is high all year.
Although rain falls throughout the year, it is usually seasonal.
Most rain is convectional. Heavy storms produced by cumulo-nimbus clouds occur frequently.
Winds are generally light.

6. Climate Graph – Manaus, Brazil
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Rainfall (mm)
200
190
300
240
180
100 75 90
150
Temp (deg C) 26 27 28