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6-504: Topography includes the following top elevations in Fakfak Mountains: Tropical rainforest climate prevails in the area. The annual average temperature in the funnel is 20 °C. The hottest month is November, when the average temperature is 21 °C, and the coldest is June, with 18 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3 217 millimeters. The rainy month is June, with an average of 438 mm rainfall, and

12-532: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator . There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States, and Okinawa, Japan that fall into the tropical rainforest climate category. They experience high mean annual temperatures, small temperature ranges, and rain that falls throughout

18-492: Is high throughout the months. One day in a tropical rainforest climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than the average change in temperature during the year. When tropical rainforest climates are more dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) than the trade winds (and with no or rare cyclones), so usually located near

24-478: The driest is October, with 167 mm rainfall. Fauna of the Fakfak Mountains includes the black-eared catbird and Oninia senglaubi , a member of the family of the narrow-mouthed frogs ( Microhylidae ). Bird species recorded at FakFak Mountains: Fakfak Mountains Nature Reserve , also known as Pegunungan Fakfak Nature Reserve , covers an area of 343.91 km. This West Papua location article

30-523: The equator, they are also called equatorial climates. Otherwise, when they are more dominated by the trade winds than the ITCZ, they are called tropical trade-wind climates. In pure equatorial climates, the atmospheric pressure is almost constantly low so the horizontal pressure gradient is low. Consequently, the winds are rare and usually weak (except sea and land breezes in coastal areas) while in tropical trade-wind climates, often located at higher latitudes than

36-529: The year. Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by the Köppen climate classification . A tropical rainforest climate is typically hot, very humid, and wet with no dry season . Tropical rainforests have a type of tropical climate (at least 18 C or 64.4 F in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season —all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). There are no distinct wet or dry seasons as rainfall

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