Equatorial climate

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An equatorial climate is a type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season – all months have mean precipitation values of at least 60 mm (2.4 inches). It is usually found at latitudes within five degrees North and South of the equator – which are dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

The equatorial climate is denoted Af in the Köppen climate classification. Tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in equatorial regions.

[edit] Cities with an Equatorial climate

• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Manila, Philippines
• Singapore
• Panama City, Panama
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Manaus, Brazil
• Belém, Brazil
• Iquitos, Peru
• Esmeraldas, Ecuador
• Kisangani, DR Congo
• Leticia, Colombia
• Rio Branco, Brazil
• Macapá, Brazil
• Pucallpa, Peru
• Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
• Entebbe, Uganda
• Johor Bahru, Malaysia
• Georgetown, Malaysia
• Kuching, Malaysia
• Banda Aceh, Indonesia
• Malé, Maldives
• Bluefields, Nicaragua
• Georgetown, Guyana
• Paramaribo, Suriname
• Boa Vista, Brazil
• Cooktown, Australia

• Burundi

v • d • e Climate types under the Köppen climate classification Class A Equatorial (Af) · Monsoon (Am) · Savanna (Aw, As) Class B Desert (BWh, BWk) · Semi-arid (BSh, BSk) Class C Humid subtropical (Cfa, Cwa) · Oceanic (Cfb, Cwb, Cfc) · Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) Class D Humid continental (Dfa, Dwa, Dfb, Dwb) · Subarctic (Dfc, Dwc, Dfd, Dwd) · Continental (Dsa, Dsb) · Other continental (Dsc, Dsd) Class E Polar (ET, EF) · Alpine (ET/H)