THE TROPICAL MARINE CLIMATE

This type of climate is exprience along the eastern coasts of tropical lands, receiving steady rainfall from the Trade Winds all the time. The rainfall is both orographic, where the moist trades meet upland masses as in eastern Brazil, and convectional, due to intense heating during the day and in summer. Its tendency is towards a summer maximum as in monsoon lands, but without any distinct dry period. There is no month without any rainfall. The range of temperature is typical of the tropical latitudes with a maximum of 28 'C (82 'F) in January and a minimum of 21 'C (70 'F) in July - a range of 6.6 'C (12 'F) for the year. Due to the steady influence of the trades, the Tropical Marine Climate is more favourable for habitation, but it is prone to severe tropical cyclones, hurricanes or typhoons.