Tropical Monsoon Climate (Am)

Lat/Long = 12.53o N, 74.52o E
Average Annual Temperature (oC) = 27.05
Annual Temperature Range (oC) = 3.6
Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 3409.2
Summer Precipitation (mm) = 3115.9
Winter Precipitation (mm) = 293.3

Map Location

 Tree Cutting in Monsoon forest, Myanmar.jpg (34952 bytes)

Farmer cutting eucalyptus in wood lot, Myanmar

(Photo credit: FAO #19771 G. Bizzarri. Used with permission)

 

Geographic Distribution

    Coastal areas of southwest India, 

    Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mynamar (Burma), 

    Southwestern Africa, 

    French Guiana, 

    northeast and southeast Brazil. 

Controlling Factors

    Summer onshore/winter offshore air movement related to shifting ITCZ or monsoon circulation.

    mE air masses during high-sun; stable mT or cT -> low-sun

Characteristics 

    Heavy high-sun rain; short low-sun drought. 

    Highest temperature just before rainy period. 

Question for thought:

    What's responsible for the two peaks in the temperature curve on the climograph for Mangalore?

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© Michael Ritter
Last revised August 29, 2001