1. HOW TO DRAW CLIMATE GRAPHS
MARIA SANZ

2. How to draw a climate graph
By the end of today’s lesson you will:
know how to draw a climate graph.
be able to read a climate table and graph.

3. FIRST LOOK AT THE DATA AND THEN PLOT THE GRAPH The average temperature
The table below shows the climate data for Leeds.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average monthly Rainfall (mm) 56 41 46 48 53 51 66
Average monthly Temperature (°C) 3 6 7 11 14 16 13 10 4
The average temperature
in March is 6°C
The average rainfall in
September is 51 mm
How would you calculate the total annual rainfall?
How would you calculate the average annual temperature?
How would you calculate the temperature range? 3

4. But how do you represent the data above in the form of a graph?
IES ANGEL CORELLA - GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average monthly Rainfall (mm) 56 41 46 48 53 51 66
Average monthly Temperature (°C) 3 6 7 11 14 16 13 10 4
But how do you represent the data above in the form of a graph?
The red line is the average temperature
The blue bars show average rainfall 4

5. IES ANGEL CORELLA – GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Once you have drawn a climate graph you need to be able to interpret (read) the graph.
The temperature peaks in July and August with an average of 16°C.
The wettest month is August when an average of 66 mm of rain falls
The maximum rainfall is 66 mm and the minimum is 41 mm – a range of 25 mm.
The maximum temperature is 16°C and the minimum is 3°C – a range of 13°C.
The driest month is February when an average of 41 mm of rain falls.
The coldest months are January and February with an average monthly temperature of 3°C. 5