desert climate
Hot, dry weather
A desert climate is a weather pattern characterized by extremely low rainfall and sparse vegetation.
Deserts may be hot like the Sahara or cold like Antarctica's interior—the defining feature is aridity, not temperature.
Phoenix has a desert climate with less than eight inches of rain per year.
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- aridDevoid of water
- water scarcityInsufficient freshwater for demand
- rain shadowPrecipitation-starved leeward region
- xerophytesDrought-tolerant plant species
adobe houses · camel caravans · evaporation · oases · nomadic lifestyles · scorching heat · heat · temperature extremes · extreme temperatures · trade winds · sand dunes · dryness · bone dry · sun · starry nights · jet streams · wasteland · dry
- climatestropical, subtropical, temperate forest, equatorial, continental
- Northeast Kenyaarid lands
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- climateweather, global warming, temperature, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas
- Australian Weatherheatwave, bushfire, cyclone, dust storm, drought
- Northern MexicoChihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Sierra Madre, Sonora
desert climatehumid climate
Persistently moist atmospheric condition
wet climate · tropical climate · rainy climate · swamp · wetland
desert climatetemperate climate
Moderate weather region
Mediterranean climate · mild climate · moderate climate · coastal climate · island climate
desert climaterainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
jungle · tropical forest · temperate rainforest · lush · verdant