Climate Types
There are five climate zones across the territory. The northern most is the equatorial zone where it is summer year round and receives the most amount of rain. Rainforest thrive in this zone. This region is the giant red looking blob on the map below. The beige looking zone is the Tropical Zone, it is very similar to the Equatorial Zone, though areas in this zone tend to have a more distinguishable rainy season than the equatorial zone. Next, the third climate type is the Semi Arid zone and is indicated by the yellow blob on the map. This is a rather complex area as multiple systems and elevation effect the weather. Some areas are dry with winter, others are dry with summer. Moving to the east, we find the Coastal or Highland Tropical Zone. It typically has cool summers and warm winters with stable temperature and rainfall throughout the year. Finally, the last zone is the Subtropical zone, as seen by the green color. This resides just south of the Tropic of Capricorn and is characterized by cool winters and warm to hot summers. It is not quite cold enough in this zone during the winter for snow or frost. What zone would you want to live in?
Seasonality
An example of the seasonality in the country is given by comparing the annual range of temperature and precipitation. For example the capital city, Brasilia, has an annual temperature range of 3.4 degrees Celsius. Looking at the map above, we can see Brasilia is located in the Tropical Zone. Thus it also receives a fair bit of rain, with an annual precipitation range of 238.7mm of rainfall. Wow! How does that compare to a city in the subtropical zone to the south? Porto Alegre, the most populated southern most city has an annual temperature range of 10.3 degrees C. Seasons are much more noticeable here as is the reduction in precipitation. Porto Alegre has an annual precipitation of 53.9 mm. What does that mean to us living in Hawaii? Well Honolulu's annual temperature range is only 4.9 degees Celsius. Now that's a great annual temperature range with an annual precipitation range of 75.7mm. Now that's really nice. We have a similar temps to Brasilia but both Honolulu and Porto Alegre have fewer buckets of rain pouring down as the tropical Brasilia. Thus, Brasilia like Honolulu has less seasonality than Porto Alegre.
Annual Range of Temperature
- Brasilia 3.4 degrees Celsius
- Porto Alegre 10.3 degrees Celsius
- Honolulu 4.9 degrees Celsius
Annual Range of Precipitation
- Brasilia 238.7 mm
- Porto Alegre 53.9 mm
- Honolulu 75.7 mm
My country is Maldives, it is smiler to my country because both of them have the tropical weather and climate.
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