hot climate
Where deserts thrive
A hot climate is a regional weather pattern characterized by consistently high temperatures year-round.
The term typically describes tropical and subtropical zones near the equator: Plants that thrive in a hot climate struggle through northern winters.
Hot climate often implies not just heat but humidity, though hot desert climates are arid.
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- scorching heatIntense, burning temperatures
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- sunEarth's primary star
- desertTo leave behind completely
cactus · humidity · desertification · arid zone · shade · ceiling fan · adobe architecture · tropics · savanna · urban heat islands · siesta · camels · water scarcity · ice cold water · xerophytes · wildfires · parched · heat stress
- climatestropical, subtropical, temperate forest, equatorial, continental
- Khuzestanoil fields, oil industry, sugarcane, date palms, petroleum
- Sistan-Baluchestan
hot climatecold climate
Persistently low temperatures regionally
polar climate · cool climate · chilly climate · frozen wasteland
hot climatetemperate climate
Moderate weather region
mild climate · moderate climate · Mediterranean climate · cool climate