Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub type that corresponds to the Koppen climate classification categories Aw for a dry winter and As for a dry summer The driest month has less than 60 mm 2 4 in of precipitation and also less than 100 Total Annual Precipitation mm 25 textstyle 100 left frac text Total Annual Precipitation mm 25 right mm of precipitation 200 1 Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate Aw As This latter fact is in a direct contrast to a tropical monsoon climate whose driest month sees less than 60 mm 2 4 in of precipitation but has more than 100 Total Annual Precipitation mm 25 textstyle 100 left frac text Total Annual Precipitation mm 25 right of precipitation In essence a tropical savanna climate tends to either see less overall rainfall than a tropical monsoon climate or have more pronounced dry season s It is impossible for a tropical savanna climate to have more than 2 500 mm 98 in as such would result in a negative value in that equation In tropical savanna climates the dry season can become severe and often drought conditions prevail during the course of the year Tropical savanna climates often feature tree studded grasslands due to its dryness rather than thick jungle It is this widespread occurrence of tall coarse grass called savanna which has led to Aw and As climates often being referred to as the tropical savanna However there is some doubt whether tropical grasslands are climatically induced Additionally pure savannas without trees are the exception rather than the rule VersionsThere are generally four types of tropical savanna climates Distinct wet and dry seasons of relatively equal duration Most of the region s annual rainfall is experienced during the wet season and very little precipitation falls during the dry season A lengthy dry season and a relatively short wet season This version features seven or more dry season months and five or fewer wet season months There are more variations within this version On one extreme the region receives just enough precipitation during the short wet season to preclude it from a semi arid climate classification This drier variation of the tropical savanna climate is typically found adjacent to regions with hot semi arid BSh climates On the other extreme the climate features a lengthy dry season followed by a short but extremely rainy wet season However regions with this variation of the climate do not experience enough rainfall during the wet season to qualify as a tropical monsoon climate Am These can be found near tropical monsoon climates A lengthy moderately wet season and a relatively short dry season This version features seven or more wet season months and five or fewer dry season months This version s precipitation pattern is similar to precipitation patterns observed in some tropical monsoon climates as well as subhumid temperate climates farther poleward but does not experience enough rainfall during the wet season to be classified as such while the rainfall in the dry season is just low enough to preclude a tropical rainforest climate Af and temperatures in the winter months are warm enough to preclude a humid subtropical climate Cwa or subtropical highland climate Cwb classification This is often found near the poleward margins of the tropical savanna climates A dry season with a noticeable amount of rainfall followed by a rainy wet season In essence this version mimics the precipitation patterns more commonly found in a tropical monsoon climate but do not receive enough precipitation during either the dry season or the year to be classified as such DistributionDry forest in ThailandSavanna in South Sudan Tropical savanna climates are most commonly found in Africa Asia Central America and South America The climate is also prevalent in sections of northern Australia the Pacific Islands in extreme southern North America in south Florida and some islands in the Caribbean Most places that have this climate are found at the outer margins of the tropical zone but occasionally an inner tropical location e g San Marcos Antioquia Colombia also qualifies Similarly the Caribbean coast eastward from the Gulf of Uraba on the Colombia Panama border to the Orinoco river delta on the Atlantic Ocean ca 4 000 km 2 485 mi have long dry periods the extreme is the BSh climate see below characterized by very low unreliable precipitation present for instance in extensive areas in the Guajira and Coro western Venezuela the northernmost peninsulas in South America which receive lt 300 mm 11 8 in total annual precipitation practically all in two or three months This condition extends to the Lesser Antilles and Greater Antilles forming the Circumcaribbean dry belt The length and severity of the dry season diminishes inland southward at the latitude of the Amazon river which flows eastward just south of the equatorial line the climate is Af East from the Andes between the arid Caribbean and the ever wet Amazon are the Orinoco river Llanos or savannas from where this climate takes its name Sometimes As is used in place of Aw if the dry season occurs during the time of higher sun and longer days This is typically due to a rain shadow effect that cuts off ITCZ triggered summer precipitation in a tropical area while winter precipitation remains sufficient to preclude a hot semi arid climate BSh and temperatures in the summer months are warm enough to preclude a Mediterranean climate Csa Csb classification This is the case East Africa Mombasa Kenya Somalia Sri Lanka Trincomalee and coastal regions of Northeastern Brazil from Sao Luis through Natal to Maceio for instance The difference between summer and winter in such tropical locations is usually so slight that a distinction between an As and Aw climate is a quibble In most places that have tropical wet and dry climates however the dry season occurs during the time of lower sun and shorter days because of reduction of or lack of convection which in turn is due to the meridional shifts of the Intertropical Convergence Zone during the entire course of the year based on which hemisphere the location sits Cities with a tropical savanna climateAbidjan Ivory Coast Aw Bangalore Karnataka India Aw Bangkok Thailand Aw Banjul The Gambia Aw Barranquilla Colombia Aw Bhubaneswar Odisha India Aw Brasilia Brazil Aw Cancun Mexico Aw Cartagena de Indias Colombia Aw Chennai Tamil Nadu India As Dar es Salaam Tanzania Aw Darwin Northern Territory Australia Aw Denpasar Indonesia Aw Dili East Timor Aw Dhaka Bangladesh Aw Guayaquil Ecuador Aw Hyderabad India Aw bordering BSh Havana Cuba Aw bordering Am Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Aw Jaffna Sri Lanka As Kano Nigeria Aw Key West Florida United States Aw Kingston Jamaica Aw bordering BSh Khulna Bangladesh Aw bordering Am Kigali Rwanda Aw Kolkata West Bengal India Aw Kupang West Timor Indonesia Aw Lagos Nigeria Aw Lanai City Hawaii As Managua Nicaragua Aw Maputo Mozambique Aw bordering BSh Mombasa Kenya As Mumbai Maharashtra India Aw Nha Trang Vietnam As Panama City Panama Aw bordering Am Phnom Penh Cambodia Aw Port au Prince Haiti Aw Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Aw Rio de Janeiro Brazil Aw bordering Am San Jose Costa Rica Aw San Salvador El Salvador Aw Sanya Hainan China Aw Dongfang Hainan China Aw Surabaya Indonesia Aw Tangail Bangladesh Aw Tegucigalpa Honduras Aw Townsville Queensland Australia Aw Trincomalee Sri Lanka As Vientiane Laos Aw Some examples of tropical savanna climates Banjul The GambiaClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 0 5 32 16 0 34 17 0 34 18 0 33 19 1 3 32 20 63 32 23 232 31 24 347 30 23 255 31 23 76 32 22 1 6 33 19 0 7 32 16 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource BBC WeatherImperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 0 89 60 0 92 62 0 93 64 0 91 66 0 1 89 69 2 5 89 73 9 1 87 74 14 86 74 10 88 73 3 89 72 0 1 91 66 0 89 61 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesMonte Cristi Dominican RepublicClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 74 29 19 47 29 20 48 30 20 59 31 21 60 32 22 40 33 23 22 34 23 28 34 23 35 34 23 68 33 22 108 31 21 84 29 20 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource NOAAImperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 2 9 84 67 1 9 85 67 1 9 86 68 2 3 87 70 2 4 89 72 1 6 92 73 0 8 92 74 1 1 93 74 1 4 93 73 2 7 91 72 4 3 87 70 3 3 85 68 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesBrasilia BrazilClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 241 27 17 215 27 17 189 27 18 124 27 17 39 26 15 8 8 25 13 12 25 13 13 27 15 52 28 16 172 28 17 238 27 18 249 26 18 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource World Weather Information Service 1 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 9 5 80 63 8 5 80 63 7 4 81 64 4 9 80 62 1 5 78 59 0 3 77 56 0 5 77 55 0 5 81 58 2 83 61 6 8 82 63 9 4 80 64 9 8 79 64 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesDarwin AustraliaClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 466 32 25 373 32 25 335 32 25 108 33 24 25 32 23 2 3 31 20 1 2 31 20 5 8 32 20 18 33 23 65 34 25 137 34 26 276 33 26 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource Australian Bureau of Meteorology 2 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 18 89 77 15 89 77 13 90 76 4 2 91 76 1 90 73 0 1 87 68 0 87 67 0 2 89 69 0 7 91 74 2 6 92 77 5 4 92 78 11 91 78 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesTegucigalpa HondurasClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 5 3 26 14 4 7 27 15 9 9 30 16 43 30 17 144 30 18 159 29 18 82 28 18 89 29 18 177 29 18 109 27 18 40 26 16 9 9 25 15 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource WMOImperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 0 2 78 58 0 2 81 58 0 4 85 60 1 7 86 63 5 6 86 65 6 2 83 65 3 2 82 64 3 5 83 64 7 83 64 4 3 81 64 1 6 79 61 0 4 78 59 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesHo Chi Minh City VietnamClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 14 32 21 4 1 33 23 11 34 24 50 35 26 218 34 25 312 32 25 294 32 24 270 32 24 327 31 24 267 31 24 117 31 23 48 31 21 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource Vietnam Institute for Building Science and TechnologyImperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 0 5 89 70 0 2 91 73 0 4 93 76 2 94 78 8 6 93 77 12 90 76 12 90 76 11 89 76 13 88 76 11 88 75 4 6 88 73 1 9 87 71 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesBengaluru IndiaClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 6 28 16 7 1 31 18 15 33 20 62 34 22 129 33 22 110 30 21 116 28 20 163 28 20 208 29 20 186 29 20 65 27 18 15 27 16 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource India Meteorological Department 4 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 0 1 83 61 0 3 88 64 0 6 92 68 2 4 93 72 5 1 92 71 4 3 85 69 4 6 83 68 6 4 83 68 8 2 83 68 7 3 83 68 2 5 81 65 0 6 80 62 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inches See also Tropics Koppen climate classification Tropical marine climateReferences McKnight Tom L Hess Darrel 2000 Climate Zones and Types Physical Geography A Landscape Appreciation Upper Saddle River New Jersey Prentice Hall ISBN 978 0 13 020263 5 Smart Matthew P 2019 Thought Action Impact Modes of Presentation to Enable an Immersive Reader Response Thesis Queensland University of Technology doi 10 5204 thesis eprints 127474 World Weather Information Service Banjul Retrieved 3 March 2020 Station Name MONTE CRISTI Country DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NOAA Weather Information for Tegucigalpa Country HONDURAS WMO, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games, mobile, phone, android, ios, apple, mobile phone, samsung, iphone, xiomi, xiaomi, redmi, honor, oppo, nokia, sonya, mi, pc, web, computer