Climate of Tropical Rainforests.
Rainfall
The annual precipitation of a tropical rainforest is greater than 150cm; the tropical rainforest is very different from a lot of other climates found around the world. In other climates, evaporation is usually carried away to fall as rain in far off areas, but in tropical rainforests, 50% of the precipitation comes from its own evaporation. The high rainfall is due to the positioning near the equator line, because the warm air can hold a lot of water vapour. The water cycle repeats very often along the equator - it rains more than 90 days a year in tropical rainforests.
Temperature
The average temperature of a tropical rainforest is about 25°C. The rainforest stays around the same temperature for the whole year round; the temperature never drops below 18°C. Rainforests are so hot and humid because they are found near the equator – the more solar radiation, the hotter it is. Rainforests are never found in climates which have temperatures 0°C and below, because plant life would not be able to handle the cold. All the plants in the rainforest would die out if it were cooler.
The average temperature of a tropical rainforest is about 25°C. The rainforest stays around the same temperature for the whole year round; the temperature never drops below 18°C. Rainforests are so hot and humid because they are found near the equator – the more solar radiation, the hotter it is. Rainforests are never found in climates which have temperatures 0°C and below, because plant life would not be able to handle the cold. All the plants in the rainforest would die out if it were cooler.
Weather Patterns
There are no true seasons in a tropical rainforest, as it rains usually for the whole year round and the temperature stay about the same. Some forests may see a rainy season and a ‘dry’ season, but the rainfall does not cease long enough for leaves to dry out.
There are no true seasons in a tropical rainforest, as it rains usually for the whole year round and the temperature stay about the same. Some forests may see a rainy season and a ‘dry’ season, but the rainfall does not cease long enough for leaves to dry out.