Climatic Region Descriptions
The following discussion organizes the climatic regions of the world into eight different groups. Categorization of these climates is based on their Köppen classification and seasonal dominance of air masses.
Tropical Wet
Köppen Classification - Af.
Dominated by Maritime Tropical air masses all year long.
The tropical wet climate is characterized by somewhat consistent daily high temperatures ranging between 20 to 30° Celsius. The monthly temperature averages vary from 24 to 30° Celsius. Annual range of monthly temperatures is about 3° Celsius. It has reasonably uniform precipitation all year round, and total rainfall over 2000 millimeters or greater.
The region experiencing this climate lies within the effects of the intertropical convergence zone all year long. Convergence and high maritime humidity creates cumulus clouds and thunderstorms almost daily.