Tropical rainforest climate

Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by the Köppen climate classification.

For example, Af indicates a tropical rainforest climate.

The climate is most commonly found in South America, Central Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Locations in Oceania, areas along the coast of South and Central America, from Ecuador to Belize, parts of Central Africa, and much of Indonesia have this type of climate.

Between the Maracaibo Lake and the mouth of the Orinoco, predominates an equatorial climate of the type Congolese, that also includes parts of the Brazilian territory.

Locations in Oceania, areas along the coast of South and Central America, from Ecuador to Belize, parts of Central Africa, and much of Indonesia have this type of climate.

Indonesia's climate is almost entirely tropical, dominated by the tropical rainforest climate found in every major island of Indonesia, followed by the tropical monsoon climate that predominantly lies along Java's coastal north, Sulawesi's coastal south and east, and Bali, and finally the tropical Savanna climate, found in isolated locations of Central Java, lowland East Java, coastal southern Papua and smaller islands to the east of Lombok.

For instance, Santos, Brazil is not only far removed from the equator, but is actually located just outside the tropics.

Despite the fact that it is located just outside the tropics, Santos has a tropical rainforest climate with no real dry season.

Kampala, Uganda

Kampala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.

Harper, Liberia

The climate is equatorial, with significant rainfall during the May–October rainy season and harsh harmattan winds the remainder of the year.

La Ceiba, Honduras

La Ceiba features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), with substantial rainfall throughout the course of the year, though due to the northerly aspect there is a peak between October and February when the trade winds are strongest and extreme orographic rainfalls occur.

Moroni, Comoros

Moroni features a tropical rainforest climate (Af ), with generally heavy precipitation throughout the year—only October sees on average less than 100 mm of rain (roughly 98 mm).

Kisumu, Kenya

Kisumu features a tropical rainforest climate with no true dry season and significant rainfall year-round.

Fort Lauderdale, United States

According to the Köppen climate classification, Fort Lauderdale has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). While the city does not have a true dry season, much of the seasonal rainfall comes between May and October.

Higüey, Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has a tropical rainforest climate in the coastal and lowland areas.

West Palm Beach, United States

West Palm Beach has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), with mean temperatures in all months above 18 °C.

A tropical rainforest climate is a tropical climate usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator, and has at least 60 mm (2.4 inches) of rainfall every month of the year.

Lowlands around the Equator generally have a tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, though cold currents cause some regions to have tropical monsoon climates with a dry season in the middle of the year, and the Somali Current generated by the Asian monsoon due to continental heating via the high Tibetan Plateau causes Greater Somalia to have an arid climate despite its equatorial location.

Belém, Brazil

Belém has a tropical rainforest climate (climate type Af), under Köppen’s Climate classification.

Toamasina, Madagascar

Toamasina features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification.

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown has a year-round hot tropical rainforest climate.

Salvador, Brazil

Salvador has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) Temperatures are relatively consistent, showing little variance throughout the course of the year.

Hamilton, Bermuda

Although located some distance north of the geographic tropics, Hamilton has a warm, tropical climate, more specifically a humid subtropical climate, which falls short of being a tropical rainforest climate.

Changuinola, Panama

Changuinola is a coastal location with a tropical climate, more specifically a tropical rainforest climate.

Belém, Brazil

According to the Köppen system, Brazil hosts six major climatic subtypes: desert, equatorial, tropical, semiarid, oceanic and subtropical.

Paramaribo, Suriname

Paramaribo features a tropical rainforest climate, under the Köppen climate classification.

Medellín, Colombia

Medellín features a tropical rainforest climate (Af), albeit a noticeably cooler version of this climate that borders closely on a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) and also on a tropical monsoon climate (Am). Because Medellín is located at 1500 m above sea level, its climate is not as hot as other cities located at the same latitude near the equator.

Hamilton, Bermuda

Bermuda has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af), bordering very closely on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Bermuda is warmed by the nearby Gulf Stream, and low latitude.

Limón, Costa Rica

Limón features a tropical rainforest climate under Köppen’s climate classification.

Antalaha, Madagascar

Antalaha experiences a humid equatorial climate (Koppen Af) with prodigious rainfall all year-round.