humid climate
Moisture-laden weather pattern
A humid climate is one characterized by high moisture content in the air, typically with significant rainfall and warm temperatures.
The term appears in climate classification systems to describe regions where precipitation exceeds evaporation: The southeastern United States has a humid climate.
Humid climates support lush vegetation and can feel oppressively warm in summer.
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- tropical heatHigh temperatures near equator
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- dew pointCondensation begins here
- heat indexPerceived temperature calculation
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- ChocoAfro-Colombians, tropical rainforest, indigenous reserves, rainfall, rain
- MicronesiaMicronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan, Marshall Islands
- Northern IranSari, Caspian Sea, rice fields, tea plantations, rice paddies
- climateweather, global warming, temperature, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas
- rainforeststropical rainforest, canopy layer, forest floor, emergent layer, understory
- tropicsequator, coconut tree, tropical, tropical zone, tropical rainforest
humid climatearid climate
Persistently dry weather pattern
dry climate · desert climate · Mediterranean climate · dry heat