The world has many different climates, such as: Tropical, Dry, Temperate, Cold and Polar. This summary will talk about the general characteristics of this climates.
The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall, but it is concentrated in the
high-sun season. As it is located near the equator, the tropical monsoon climate experiences
warm temperatures throughout the year.
In the interior of high latitude continents lies the cold
climate. Continentality plays a major role in
determining the characteristics of the cold climate. Bitterly cold winters and
mild summers result in the largest annual temperature range of any climate
on Earth.
The equatorial climate is located in Africa, South America, Malaysia, Indonesia and areas
in northern Australia. Precipitation is around 200mm pear year. The
temperatures at night are of 23º and at day is of 30º.
The hot desert climate is an environment of extremes: it is the driest and hottest place on earth. Precipitation is very low
and in some years there is no measurable precipitation falls at all. The terribly dry
conditions of the deserts is due to the year-round influence of
subtropical high pressure and continentality.
Polar climates like the tundra are
characterized by very cold temperatures and generally dry conditions. Temperatures
never rise above 10o C during
the summer. The tundra located near the
Arctic and Antarctic Circle, experiences times
when the Sun never rises above the horizon.
The savanna climate has a wet/dry climate. Its Köppen
climate group is Aw. The A stands for
a tropical climate, and the w for a dry
season in the winter. This climate has high temperatures and
the annual precipitation is of 100 to 150
cm.
